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Haggle experience

Friday afternoon wasn't very nice for two people from our group. They went to an Arab marketplace and they found a nice t-shirt and they decided to buy it. They searched for a seller but they couldn't find him. After a few minutes he came with a very misrable look on his face. They asked for a prise, he told them an unacceptable high ammount, so they tried to haggle and he rejected the offer. They left since they had no choice. Then suddenly the man got mad and started yelling and swearing at them.
There's a rule on eastern markets that when you show your interest to the product you must buy it, otherways it's impolite. There's a stereotype that an Arab person will alawyas want to haggle when he sells his items and we saw that it is not always so.

By: Matt and Marta

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