>During dinner last week I left to get a bottle of Sprite. The shopkeep charged me 3 RMB. I got back and Camilla asked me how much it costs.
I told her. She started laughing and informed me that shopkeepers here regularly overcharge foreigners because they see us as rich. The real price is 2.50 RMB.
I don’t like it. I mean, I’m not going to scream TMD!! and demand my .5 kuai back, but still…
Also, it seems this practice isn’t limited to foreigners. Shopkeeps will overcharge people from other parts of China too. Again, I don’t know how much ‘overcharge’ is for other place. If I’ve been overcharged before, I have not been aware of it.
I’ll be sure to raise hell next time.
