Erin and I went for a bike ride last night, got lost on the way to the grocery store, and found a fruit market.
I have a hard time reading their sale signs, so I am not sure if the stuff is a good price, but sometime I'll something there. A couple of nights ago, I saw some guy selling fruit on the street. I was really craving pineapple. They are super sweet tasting here. Anyway, I asked him how much. He told me in Chinese, but I didn't understand, so he showed me on a calculator. 28 NTD. Not bad, but not the best price I have seen either. I didn't have any change, so I gave him 100 NTD. His wife gave me 20 NTD back. What the heck face. I gave him a confused look, and he was like, "Oh whoops, I meant that it was 82 NTD." That's what he would have said if he could speak English. He showed me 82 on the calculator. I would have said no to the pineapple altogether if he hadn't cut it all up for me and put it in a bag. I gave him a disapproving look. His wife ran over and put a banana in the bag. As if that makes everything all better. This isn't the first time I have been ripped off. 82 NTD is a horrible price for a pineapple here.
I am not sure what this is.
I am confused for you. That sucks. I hate it when you get ripped off and when people don't care to acknowledge that they were jerks about it. Sorry, Meglet. I do like the thumbs up mango. ha!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe him! I bet he does that to other Americans too. What a jerk! If I spoke chinese I would have asked for my money back. Arg. The mango is hilarious and I have no clue what that fruit is either.
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