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Old 08-04-2009, 12:47 PM   #91
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The whole thought of racism is an interesting one. Reading this thread I was thinking back to my recent trip to Africa and realized I experienced racism. As white crackers we sort of stood out and as a result prices were higher for us then for a local. Even the owner of our Safari company said the same thing. He speaks Swahili, has lived there from 15 years, knows the people, but he still gets charged a higher price then if his Tanzanian wife goes and buys the supplies. This is white man = money. It never really bothered me as I was expecting it, but it's interesting to think about in light of this conversation.
LOL it's called tourism. Tourists are charged higher prices everywhere. When you don't know how to speak the local language and are from a foreign country, locals will try to make money off of you. And you were surprised!?
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