Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Travelers shopping/Carlos Pueblo

Travelers shopping/Carlos Pueblo

Michelle was passing through Paris, France to change the airplane to
Chengdu, China and then, to Kathmandu, Nepal. She was amazed that
Chinese travelers were shopping crazily. She asked me how did they
have such money. My answer is very simple that kind of shopping is
for business and for a profit in a small scale.

Traveling to Europe is a big deal in Asia and have announced to your
relatives and friends so that they are aware of it. They may like you to
purchase something that is expansive at home, of course, they will pay
you back with a tip most of the time. One day when I was at Frankfurt,
Germany and ran into a Taiwanese tourist guide on a street corner, she
had a list of shopping items and wondered some items if she could get
paid. Of course I advised to be sure to call the person and speak frankly.
A pretty Taiwanese girl brought her mother and friends for their European
tour and recommended me purchase a luggage in Germany for the best
price. Travelers know what the best of their foreign trip.

After Chinese Communists revolution in 1949, the new regime had forfeited
all private land and house, the proletarian. During the 80’s, China opened up
for the international investment and leased out those lands to be built as the
factory sites. Those local cadres in charge of signing the lease all benefit from
such policy. They have become the first wave of the rich in Chinese society.
After the Chinese economic boom, another wave of prosper business owners
join to the affluent. People’s income improved gradually and plenty of work.
Some Chinese citizen can afford almost all the tourist program over the world.
Travelers shopping, of course, is on the list especially in the airport. Most of the
Host nations are appreciated this phenomenon.

There is no need for me to do the travelers shopping. U.S. is a free market system
and the market is open except Tabaco and the tariff is at minimum. Nobody is
interested to ask me to carry something for him from abroad. The priority of most
people is variety of income tax, property tax, mortgage payment, vehicle note, all
kinds of insurance, etc. Unless high income people, you must satisfy such demand
first and then considering the luxury or not even on your list. I call it frugality.



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