Normally it is the customer who picks and chooses but in Hanoi there are some places where you can be point-blank refused any service. One particularly surly lady selling fruit in Hanoi made me laugh when she adamantly refused to sell me a couple of apples and a mango – not even an outrageous opening offer. She simply refused to do any business with me. Even the next day her mood was just the same and she refused to even make eye contact. A little way down the street from her little stall was a man (who was probably her brother) that tried to charge US$15 for a mango!! He was not prepared to enter into any negotiation. A few restaurants would not take my pleas for food seriously either and I was brushed off with a wave of the hand at several establishments – perhaps some bad experiences with fussy foreigners. Oh well, there were plenty of other places to buy fruit and eating establishments who were happy to feed me!
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