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minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·22 hours agoIt’s always a bit of a culture shock. What are some of the things you saw?
minus-squareidunnololz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-27 hours agoNot OP and I haven’t been in a decade but every time in the past I went I was always shocked by how much bribery or “gift giving” was ingrained into the culture. I heard it’s less of a thing now though but I cannot confirm.
minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoI think I heard about this, you’re expected to haggle for the price of everything you buy? Shopping takes ages
It’s always a bit of a culture shock. What are some of the things you saw?
Not OP and I haven’t been in a decade but every time in the past I went I was always shocked by how much bribery or “gift giving” was ingrained into the culture. I heard it’s less of a thing now though but I cannot confirm.
I think I heard about this, you’re expected to haggle for the price of everything you buy? Shopping takes ages