It's freaking fun! That's basically it.

What's common and everyday in one place is exotic in another.

It lets you get something that's just plain fun, for little money and it feels like a shared experience with the locals.

They don't usually appreciate what they have, but it's a great way to rethink your own culture's assumptions.

tylerflick 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

One of my favorite souvenirs from France is a reusable shopping bag from Carrefour.

	▲	tiahura 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		The Papeete Carrefour is one of my favorite stops in Tahiti!

trhway 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

>to rethink your own culture's assumptions.

The shock Soviet people were getting from Western supermarkets and department stores, etc. was a significant stimulus for the "rethinking" :)

	▲	hulitu 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> The shock Soviet people were getting from Western supermarkets and department stores, etc. I get this shocks everyday. I bought some apples to do a cake: they were tasteless and afer rubbing them they were mostly water. The rest of the fruits are mostly unriped. Watermellon is mostly water, with a water taste. Truly a shock
	▲	red75prime 2 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Yep. I was born in the USSR, and my mother still occasionally marvels at one doodad or another. The last one was a reusable bowl cover.
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