Cheap ass Colombians

Leeroy says on Sep 5, 2007, 16:38:

Greg444, your tone betrays a "Let's all bitch about how bad Colombians are" type of mood.

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RAAAY says on Sep 5, 2007, 16:45:

I'm sure there are many stories of cheap ass Americans...and Irish..and Canadians...and Italians..and French.....and whatever and wherever.......what's your point...?
There are also plenty of stories of generous Colombians............................and of course generous Americans and Irish and French and Italians..........................so some Colombian pastry seller is cheap !! so what ??

.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

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arthur brode says on Sep 6, 2007, 19:31:

Cheap ass Colombians?

By cayita on 2007-05-31 07:39:41
When you give a tip in a culture where people do not give tips (Apart from where it is included in, this is a new feature as well btw) you are not communicating that they did a good job and here is your tip. You are communicating here I am the rich gringo and you are the poor Colombian so here is some charity.
Colombian people along with all SA people are a proud people. We don’t like taking charity. When you do this you are sending a signal that you have plenty of money. We do not understand this type of generosity. It is not a part of our culture like it is yours. So the changeover happens and people here figure if you want to pay more let’s just collect it up front. You see we don’t like charity and if you are going to flaunt about how you don’t mind paying more for your lunch or you hotel or your taxi? Then we who don’t like taking charity will just go ahead and overcharge you. That way we are holding onto our pride and dignity. It is not seen as doing a good job it is seen as charity. You are starting a tourist welfare state by doing this.

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