article_snippet: A pair of stridently coloured slippers, so loud A pair of stridently coloured slippers should have come with earplugs, is proffered by a man in a flapping robe.
article_snippet: n’t want, I replied, I wouldn’t buy.
article_snippet: I shook my head and walked on quickly.
article_snippet: However, in this part of the world, refusal to buy is interpreted as a cunning bargaining device.
article_snippet: Obviously I must have wanted a colourful pair of slippers – and my speedy departure simply meant I was hoping to bring down the price.
article_snippet: No, really,’ I insisted, ‘I actually already have a nice pair of slippers.
article_snippet: ‘The Germans wore grey.