Eating Ivory Coast 10 Dollar French Fries

From English to Spanish and now French. I admire how you just get in there and do it. You mentioned your 3 sisters. Do they travel like you, or are they like me, enjoy watching from afar?

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Andy, are you mellowing in your old age? Doing something nice for those nice girls is reward in itself. Sweet post. (I can't believe I said that, haha)

Hehe,

when African woman say gimme money then run run run and do not come back, or they have you, I can tell you, married to one ...

Gadget from has written 916 comments

I have not changed, I have accepted this main blog area is only entertainment for readers, therefore I am entertaining.

We soon will have 200 different topic blogs, a reader could read about smartphone only, or opinions on politics. Each will stay on one specific topic. I finally accepted readers do not enjoy extreme variances in subjects.

Andy

Hey Andy, I bet you're gonna stop travelling now. You've fallen for the cote D'Ivoire and the beautiful women there! Keep on truckin...

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This is a funny post Andy. Women of all cultures are extremely adept at separating men from their money. I paid $30 today for a traffic ticket. I would have rather had 3 days of your fries.

john from has written 84 comments

We have a word for this post in America, it's called you got hustled.

10 dollar fries??? Nice one!!

Am quite interested as to how you are going to section off the blog. Is it a complete overhaul ??

Gadget from has written 916 comments

Hello, this was not truly a hustle, more about the girl wanting to flirt with me until I did something nice.

About the same as being in a Bar, and a gorgeous women wants you to buy her a drink. Rationally we may know we should not do this, but we like the attention and go along and buy her a drink.

How bad is the women? She obviously would be considered manipulative, however the art of living is to learn what we accept, and we cannot lay the responsibilty for these problems on the other person.

I knew what I was involved in and accept the terms of the game.

Pato from has written 56 comments

This entry shows some true traveling wisdom. This shows that you not only understand the culture in which you are interacting, but your place in it as well -- the second part of this statement is perhaps the most important.

You did not pay $10 for French fries, you paid $10 to enjoy yourself, be with friends, as you said, play the game. Perhaps there is nothing better to pay for.

Asiabill from has written 258 comments

Such is life on the roadsometimes we get hustled but I agree with the above comment you paid not for french fries but for the experience. And there are a dozen ways to rationalize such excess spending to make oneself feel better.

Gadget from has written 916 comments

A hustle is paying 5 dollars for coffee at Starbucks, a hustle is buying food in the airport, a hustle is paying 100 dollar for a dinner date in the USA and not getting a kiss goodnight.

Look at the clothing of Deborah, she dressed up in great fashion and she wanted me to prove I was generous and prove it in front of her friends. This was a test to see if I would make a good husband, or would I become angry, do I have the ability to overlook.

Angel the daughter has come and hugged me everyday for 30 days while I have been here.

Asiabill from has written 258 comments

Now Now, Andy, no need to "preach to the choir? I totally agree with your examples of a "hustle" above but none the less when anyone anywhere charges anyone MUCH MORE than the going "market rate / price" for any service or product I consider it dishonest and a "hustle". I suppose each of us can define various ways of being taken advantage or of simply being "tested" of "teased" by another human being for reasons other than the shallowness of monetary benefit. In many such circumstances BOTH persons maintain fond memories of the event.