Madhogarh, India
My first forray into Indian purchasing and haggling ended in disaster, I'm too english and reserved for all this cheeky bartering malarkey. I wanted to buy some silk paintings of elephants and the Hindu god Ganesh; as I'm trying to drive the price down hard, the bloke starts giving me this sob story about his kids with no fingers due to all the intricate painting, and his daughters wedding which is very expense, and he's struggling to get all the money together....