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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by glitchc on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @01:13AM (#30082365)
The poster got the OP’s point but you didn’t get his. Presumably the expat is giving the housekeeper a grocery allowance, she’s not spending her own money. The merchant could certainly make a deal with the housekeeper to charge expat prices and the two could split the difference.
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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by Talanes on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @01:28AM (#30082439)
That not being the case is the system that got the housekeeper her job though. It's probable that she knows that "not paying the foreigner tax on food" is part of the value she brings, and that overly messing with that system could put her out a job.
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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by fragmede on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @06:47AM (#30084380)
That only works if the foreigner has no friends and doesn't talk to anybody about how much they pay their housekeeper and the grocery budget. And if the foreigner just pays t housekeeper a lump sum, rather than a wage + cost of supplies, then that also won't work.
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