Have you ever haggled for something when neither you or the person you're bartering with speak the same language?
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I have not, but I've seen someone else doing it. Fingers were used to indicate the amount one was willing to pay. I was just happy that the wrong fingers were not used ;-)
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Haggling does not mean the same as bartering. I have often haggled with people who didn't speak English. As long as they use Arabic numbers like we do, one simply writes down the numbers on a piece of paper. One in Zambia, I added the biro pen I was using to the deal to clinch the price. This then became an example of barter, which is when you swap an object other than money for something.
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yes.. I did it a lot in indian. Is their a 2nd part to this question?
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Yes often and it is great fun.
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Oh, sure. Particularly in Mongolia
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Yes. Everytime I go to Chinatown.
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