'>>2653031

Bartering is unethical. Just pay the upcharge; people have families to feed. If you can't afford the measly cents extra, then you are too broke to be traveling.';

'>>2653031
Italian market in Philadelphia is good for this and actually has good food
https://youtu.be/96CaWH5St7I?si=kW_4sQFDkuYs-ITp';

'>>2653047
Yilmaz from Izmir can't wait to charge you four times the local price and laugh at you behind your back.';

'>>2653055

4x the local price would be a pack of gum in my country so sure.';

'Wanted a small wooden dog in Jamaica for my mother.
Old Jamaicain vendor wanted $800. Say “how about $10”. Jamaican guy says “no can’t do that”. I turned around and start walking away and he yells “okay $10 is fine”';

'>>2653047
Look at this little cuck, arguing about things like "family", it makes me sick to my stomach.
As a Liberal I believe human beings are rational economic actors and so I act to maximize my own utility, the relationship between me and the merchant is purely transactional.
Taking things like the merchant having to feed his family into consideration is something only a fool would do, my priority is my own self-interest and in this case it's obtaining a good at the lowest price possible.';

'>>2653072

Bartering is for the locals, not you. It's irrational and antisocial to barter shit down to $0.50 worth of currency when that doesn't even buy shit in your country except a gumball from an old gumball machine.';

'>>2653079
Good goy. Go save the world with your dollars and create a local economy where the only worthwhile occupation is scamming tourists, the world does not have enough of these destined to suck dumps already.';

'>>2653092

Good wagie. Go save up another 51 weeks of work to wander around a tourist trap and pass out in your hotel room.';

'>i spent 2 months in India
Are you white? Is it true it's easy?';

'>>2653079
I have nothing but contempt for thirdies and their "culture" and couldn't give a shit if their kids eat or not. Sometimes I'll lie and say another seller offered me a really low price for the same item and I'll point out a random street shit hawker and at least once I got to watch them argue in their abadaga badaga language. It was pretty funny.
>then why do you go to these places?
You know why.';

'>>2653047
>>2653079
Retarded takes. Overpaying for things distorts the local economy and ultimately makes it worse for locals and tourists alike.
Say a merchant buys some sunglasses for $5 each at wholesale, and can sell them to a local for $6, or to a tourist for $20. If you pay the $20, they literally make 2000% higher profit than they would serving a local. Not only are they now not going to even bother serving things locals need - people are going to quit actually productive professions and start selling sunglasses, because if they get even one hit per day they might have made more than they would have made fixing the streets or cleaning up trash.
If a country has a culture of bartering, you should barter.';

'>>2653079
>irrational
It's completely rational for an independent economic actor like myself to want to maximize his benefit
>antisocial
Both parties understand the relationship is purely transactional
Here's a little tip from a pro: if you want to be successful in business, leave your personal feelings at the door.';

'>>2653050
Kek';

'>>2653047
"bartering is unethical"
I think killing a retard like you would be entirely ethical for the betterment of the human race';

'>>2653047
>>2653079
Enjoy having your pride, conceit, and vanity being used against you.';

'>>2653047
>Bartering is unethical. Just pay the upcharge; people have families to feed.

This fake kindness and/or white guilt is in reality a superiority complex and covert racism.
What make you think you are better than them and should look down on them? What makes you think that you live better than them?';

'>>2653031
Bartering is cringe if you aren't from the country';

'>>2653031
Quite impressive itt how the goyim have been conditioned to pay an upcharge on everything.

>Only for locals
Lol, imagine thinking you're so special that you should do things differently to the locals.';

'>>2653047
>>2653079
Retard take. Those prices aren't like 3 cents instead of 1 cent. It's more like 12 dollars instead of 1.5, guess why? Because retards like you just pay.';

'>>2653047
What if, as the OP states, he views it as a recreational activity? Ultimately the seller can refuse to sell and it's not like the OP really needs any of their junk. If you come from a place with zero bartering culture and set prices haggling sounds like it might be fun.';

'>Be in Egypt
>Hear you need to bargain
>Go to supermarket
>Try negotiating the price at the checkout
>Huge queue forming behind me
>Lady's not budging on the price one bit
>Threaten to leave, just like in the advice
>Leave all my stuff at the checkout
>Run away';

'>>2653100
Sounds like a perfect vacation';