I'm such a gringo! The porter just called me downstairs to rent my parking space for a month. Now, intellectually I knew that we would bargain just a bit. So to get the appropriate price of 60 mil I should have quoted 70 mil. However, I accidentally started at the real price right away.
The renter started to negotiate and I simply replied "no entiendo," I don't understand. He immediately switched to English and asked, "If I give you the money in advance, can you give me a lower price?" I just looked at him blankly... realizing what I'd done. So he followed up, "If I give you the money in advance, 50 mil?"
By this point I just instantly agreed. "We're okay?" "Yes." We shook hands again. As we walked out of the garage I smiled and admitted, "It's easier with me than other people, isn't it?" He smiled. Oh well, it's still 50 mil I wasn't counting on having. Together with the 240 mil from tutoring a student for finals, that covers gifts for my nieces and nephew for the holidays and their birthdays. Good enough!
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