This does not "feel" true. I never felt like anyone was anything but being
honorable to me. Even if I left the vendor and sat down nearby they would
locate me and deliver the change.


"Hans-Georg Michna" wrote in message
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On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 08:38:11 -0700, "None" wrote:

Thanks for the clues, but I think there is more than meets the eye, too.
Some of these vendors are doing windfall business taking orders, and cash
at
an amazing rate. It seems quite improbable that they are almost always
short
cash on hand, even 200 or 500 shillings. All this off site change making
takes place in the dark. If there is some kind of underground banking
going
on it is amazing how it all happens without any visible records.

They hope you will not have the time to wait and either buy more
or leave them the change.

Apparently this behavior is widespread all over Africa.

You might as well ask, why do people never repay their debts? In
Africa, borrowed money is considered a gift.

Hans-Georg

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