Re:Hahaha We Live in Hell
by slashdev on Saturday August 19, 2023 @05:29PM
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This is common all over the developing world. I always give them a little something, despite the feel of extortion it has to it. It’s marginally better than begging, and they will really watch the car, and often help with parking and leaving. Fair enough.
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Re:Hahaha We Live in Hell
by collaborative on Saturday August 19, 2023 @06:01PM
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I once confronted them in Morocco. They replied they needed to eat by moving their hand into their mouth. I felt bad
Re:Hahaha We Live in Hell
by salad-tycoon on Saturday August 19, 2023 @06:10PM
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In the one of the Third world countries I lived in, the more attentive ones would also put a piece of cardboard on your windshield. A nice touch.
Not so much the guys that insist on spraying your windshield with soap at every traffic light.
Re:Hahaha We Live in Hell
by seabass-labrax on Saturday August 19, 2023 @07:35PM
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There is often a fine line between crime, commerce and even altruism. It is a shame that western society has been perhaps a little too effective at separating these concepts. The very same contract could be any of them in different contexts:
"Party A pays 1 Pound Sterling for the item owned by Party B"
Crime: Party A blackmails Party B into selling them the item at a discount
Commerce: Party B offers the discount to entice Party A to try the item out, so that they can sell more at full price in the future
Altruism: Party B wants to give the item to a good home rather than destroying it (if that would cost them, then it's even mutually beneficial altruism from both parties)
Clearly it is the context about how the contract was made that distinguishes the situations. It would be a mistake to try to classify every possible contract as legitimate based on its semantics alone.
Re:Hahaha We Live in Hell
by freediverx on Sunday August 20, 2023 @07:53AM
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“Soap”