Shopping in Haiti (people, time, visiting)

[blan]

for any of you thinking about visiting or expating to Haiti here is my daily grocery shopping routine. this is just one aspect of the intensity of everyday Haitian living - link- Shopping in Haiti/ outdoor market- Sights unseen part 3 - YouTube

[AntonioR]

You can post videos here.

Here is your video:

[blan]

Originally Posted by Antonio84

You can post videos here.

Here is your video:

thanks. i figured a link was enough but this is better.

[danblessyourheart]

Its fun and tricky when shopping in haiti, you have to learn the trick of naming your price.

[blan]

Originally Posted by danblessyourheart

Its fun and tricky when shopping in haiti, you have to learn the trick of naming your price.

indeed and it can get frustrating at times when people set out to rob you and cheat you and treat you with disrespect but never boring.

[lfsr1544]

$20 for yogurt!!!!!!

[blan]

Originally Posted by lfsr1544

$20 for yogurt!!!!!!

20 dollars Haitian not american.

[cape_fisherman]

Originally Posted by blan

20 dollars Haitian not american.

That's like $0.50

[blan]

Originally Posted by cape_fisherman

That's like $0.50

2.50 cents roughly. 40 gourdes/ 8 Haitian dollars equal about one US dollar. 20 haitian dollars is 100 gourdes/cents and 5 gourdes equals one Haitian dollar.