Sunday, October 29, 2023
One for the money (two for the show)
There is a fair amount of informal taxation on foods and goods in Brazil. For example, we regularly get over charged or short changed. We call this the tourist tax. There are also some taxes that even the Brazilians pay, like the mandatory-more tax. The rules of this tax are that if you are buying one you need another and if you've still got money you need one more. We get this one all the time. Carol went in for a bra and walked out with a bra and panties. When she went back to exchange the bra she got a cute pair of unplanned board shorts because that is how it's done. I bought a jar of honey out of a man's backpack and received another jar of honey as change. It's just how it is here and we generally pay the little taxes politely and without complaint.
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