This dude's gonna ask for baksheesh

This dude's gonna ask for baksheesh
Originally uploaded by bastchild.

Ah, bakhsheesh -- or tipping. Now I understand how confounded Europeans feel with tipping in America. In a few countries, namely India, Pakistan, and Egypt thus far, people will ask for tips for doing almost nothing. It is ridiculous, and I think it's the same as the children begging for money, candy, or pens on the Annapurna trek. These folks that work closely with tourists are so used to packaged tourists that throw away money, that they'll ask anyone. When they do ask for money, they do so with a smile on their face because it is almost a game to see if they can get anything for doing almost nothing. It is a real shame because the baksheesh tourist encounter is different from that which Egyptians actually experience.
Anyways, I took a picture of this dude and gave him 19 paistres, which was all the loose change I had.