What happens if you try as a western woman to negotiate with an Egyptian market salesman? BTW: this is a true story.
Lady is worth at least 20 camels
Egyptian salesman: Hello! Where are you from?
Dutch man: Hi, we are from Holland!
Egyptian salesman thinks: Hey, nice lady! Is worth at least 20 camels!
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Although camel caravans are not common today, there are still some caravans that bring travellers to isolated places in the desert. Camels have been throughout history a source of riches and of survival for nomad tribes. So, it is not a surprisingly to see that women been considered from Camel value point of view. However, it could be considered as compliment!
We realize that some of our observations are biased due to our own cultural backgrounds. We therefore welcome your comments regarding the situations we describe on this blog.
We are part of an international team of MBA students with three different nationalities: Ukrain, French and Dutch. At the beginning of this challenging project we all had our own expectations. During the course of the project we learned to respect each others culture and learned to work in a collaborative way. The end result is this cross-cultural blog.
Egyptian salesman: Hello! Where are you from?
1 comment:
Although camel caravans are not common today, there are still some caravans that bring travellers to isolated places in the desert. Camels have been throughout history a source of riches and of survival for nomad tribes. So, it is not a surprisingly to see that women been considered from Camel value point of view. However, it could be considered as compliment!
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