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New haggling tactic

By Alan on June 7, 2010

It’s well established that haggling is ridiculous. There’s nothing new on that front (and it still doesn’t make sense to me), but I am proud to announce that I’ve learned a new tactic: ask them for their “last price” RIGHT AFTER you ask them how much the thing costs. “Bei ya mwisho?” has revolutionized the [...]

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Posted in Kenya | Tagged bargaining, furniture, Haggling, Kenya, Ngong road, Shopping, Swahili | 3 Responses

The Joy of Cooking And the Silliness of Shopping

By Alan on January 13, 2010

Since I moved into my new house last week I’ve been exploring cooking again. It’s been a few months since I cooked last, instead I’ve been opting to eat out or make simple things like toast with peanut butter. It was fine with me because I eat something healthy like yogurt with granola before work, [...]

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Posted in Food, Kenya | Tagged Cooking, Food, funny, Kenya, Nairobi, Nakumatt, Sarit Centre, Shopping, Uchumi, Westlands | 3 Responses

Gay Marriage in Kenya

By Alan on November 22, 2009

There was a big huzzah in Kenya a few weeks ago when pictures circulated of two Kenyan men in the UK getting married. I got the e-mail from a colleague at work and had assumed it had made its way around ILRI, but then I saw it being actively discussed in several editions of print [...]

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Posted in Kenya | Tagged funny, Gay, Gay Marriage, Gikomba, GIkosh, Hat, Kenya, Kikomba, Padres, San Diego, Shopping | 3 Responses

Haggling Is Ridiculous

By Alan on March 18, 2009

I was shopping in Nairobi for some new clothes this weekend and a few things got me so frustrated. First, haggling is ridiculous. For whatever reasons, we just don’t do it in the West. The idea is that you, the person selling the goods, want to maximize the sale price. The other idea is that [...]

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Posted in Kenya, Rants | Tagged Haggling, Nairobi, Shopping | 5 Responses

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