On 08/12/16 17:46, whisky-dave wrote:
On Thursday, 8 December 2016 15:18:20 UTC, Bill Wright wrote:
On 08/12/2016 10:47, Max Demian wrote:

The idea you can always learn from your mistakes falls as either
events don't repeat themselves or not in a recognisable way.

But humans have an uncanny ability to generalise productively.
After years of trading I gradually learnt to be especially wary of
any member of certain social and ethnic groups, whether or not I
had encountered the individuals in question. Some call this racism;
I call it pragmatism born of evolution.

Yes only the obsevant realise this if you go to certain countries
bargaining is far more ingrained in the culture than it is in the uk.
So when you price a job up finish it and tehn expect to get teh full
price yuo quoted and agreed on some cultures and indiviuals of course
see it as a new bargaining point and wonlt pay in full or expect
extra work done for no extra pay. Once yuo realise this you add the
amount that wil be bargained away to the original quoted price.



I see you have been to France.

Small business man: "Here are my tax returns"
Government inspector: "Ok, I've added 50% for the cash income that you
didn't declare"
Small business man: "I dont deal in cash"#
Government inspector looks pityingly: "Pull the other one - everyone
deals in cash: Ok then 35%"
Small business man: "I don't deal in cash"
Government inspector: "30% or a fine and possibly jail"
Small business man: "I don't deal in cash: And I don't deal in
extortion, or bribes. I'm going back to England."