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Mr Victim, you gotta lighten up. It's a funny story ... and true, to boot. I'm not highlighting any rude behavior (except p'raps my own). I happen to love the locals, and find them a decent bunch of humans.

I'm just sayin' that you gotta watch what you say and how you say it. Just sometimes a simple (mis)phrase will earn you an ass beating.

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I actually thought that I was being the "lightened up" person in this particular story. Your situation, to me, seemed to be an easily defused situation. Maybe I'm wrong about that. In that particular instance, I would have started laughing and asked the person to help me pronounce the word correctly. I've never encountered a situation, in any country, where a simple mispronunciation or a misplaced word got me in any kind of trouble. Almost any person can understand when a person makes an honest mistake with a foreign language. Well, except for the French.

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One of my funniest screw-ups in Costa Rica was accidentally using the word "Playo" when I was talking to a dude about taking a group to the beach (playa). He got all bowed up and about to kick my ass, and I started asking "what the hell?" Then the guys explained to me and I understood. I told the guy that I was sorry, but that I did think he was attractive. He immediately started busting out laughing, and I started laughing too, saying "I'm just a dumb-ass. I promise I'll learn better Spanish." Got excellent taxi service and a $40 break on the ride down to the beach from the dude. We are still pretty good friends. It's not that hard, guys.

Nice one. Just remember that most newbies don't speak any Spanish, so trying to repair a fuck-up can get much worse when there is no common language. As for the old lady with the ice cream shop, she threw back my 'lo siento' and 'perdóneme' offerings.
I understood, and just moved on, after I got my order. And I made sure not to laugh at her indignation. No reason to follow insult (hers) with injury (mine).

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As I said before, she was just being a BIG OL' BITCH. That can happen anywhere, in any country. If someone doesn't like a foreigner, then there is absolutely nothing that you can do about it except laugh it off and just move on.

well ... you could just kill em ... but with all those witnesses.... better to just walk away and plot revenge.

That old lady will rue the day she insulted ME over some icecream!!! [imagine insane cackling here]

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Sometimes it is hard to tell if it is dislike or they are just trying to earn a bit more cash. Good example was my search for some antibiotics the other day. Went into the largest chain drug store and ask for Amoxicillin, the #1 antibiotic in the world I believe. Have never had a problem finding it here. Well, this pharmacist claimed they didn't carry Amoxicillin but she could sell me a Z-Pack (for 5X the price). I politely told her no thank you and I'm sure I can find it elsewhere. A block away, walked into a hole in the wall place, showed the lady what I needed on my phone and she immediately ask how many. $20 later I was in a much happier place. Now the question could be asked, did the first pharmacist dislike gringos or did she see an opportunity to make a much higher sale? I have no idea...just like a couple of times a day when I run into similar things.

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If it was Fischel then it was all about the $$$$$.

Sadly, I have heard cashiers in the States pull that crap on foreigners as well.

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A few likely scenarios here...

1) Hates Gringos -- Your best bet is to say "thank you" and go elsewhere. You can't beat that one.

2) Upsell attempt -- Stick to your guns and demand your stated item or nothing.

3) Out of Stock and trying to sell you the next best thing that they have -- Use your Judgment.

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I usually walk into any place like a pharmacy or anywhere that bargaining might be involved with a lollipop in my mouth. It gives off that perfect "I don't give a shit" vibe. I ask for amoxicillin, they say they'll sell me a Z-pack for 5X price. I just look them in the eye and suck on my lollipop for about 15 seconds, without saying a word. 9 times out of ten, they say "OR... we could sell you this amoxicillin over here."

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I may have already posted this one... I bought a car this week. I had the whole deal hammered out, and was supposed to go to the car dealer's bank and deposit the money in the dealer's account. It did not work out that way. The next thing I know, the dealer, and my girlfriend and her entire family are telling me that I can go to this or that bank and do this and that to buy the car. My answer was "NO!" I don't do business like that. If this jackass wants to waste my time, he's going to be severely disappointed. I went to his bank and it did not work the way that he said it would. If he wants to sell the car, he can come over to my house and sell it to me right here, on my coffee table.

After several tirades from the guy and my girlfriend and her family about how it doesn't work that way in Costa Rica, I just sat back calmly and said "watch and learn." The next day, he drove the car right into the parking space in front of my house.

the power is usually in the hands of the party with the money. The "if you don't want my money I'll go elsewhere!" attitude works with the chicas as well. I had an HDR pull that wouldn't budge off of cien (maybe $90), but I didn't see the value, and we parted ways. The next night when she saw me the nego started at $80 ... (notice I said 'started'!)

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Greengo has a brother

I nominate this for the First Post Hall of Fame. Can hardly wait for more nocturnal emissions from AH.

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"Amen, brother"-ED

the AH post reads as an automated post-creation software of jumbled garbage.

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It's really odd that you can't see the same for yourself Jizzblow


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