This picture doesn't do the place justice, but I took most of my pictures with my Nikon. Anyway, successful morning! Rita and I were ruthless bargainers (her mire than me) but we still left everybody all smiles when we left them. I think bargaining without offending or annoying is an important skill to have. Both sides know it's a bit of a dance, especially since we're laowai (foreigners) so if you take some of they're lingo (we're friends! Can't you bring the price down? We're friends!) and in general show some Chinese language prowess it becomes a sort of show for the shop owner and his or her friends. It's like hey look! This foreigner is really going at it! And when a price is finally reached everybody laughs and shakes hands. Hao wanr! (fun!)
Anyway, I might have to come back. I got a good gift for a certain roommate but I'll have to think over gifts for other people and come back!
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