What I didn’t get “gringo priced”?

Ok, for those that live outside of the Cental Americas,  “Gringo priced” means paying more for just about everything because you are a gringo(North American). For example, when the locals see a blue eye, lighter skinned foreigner, the price goes up for taxis, land and meals in the resturants. A resturant in Boquete, Panama has two menus for the locals and “touristas”. Hey, this is  the mindset  in these Latino countries.

Ok, now back to my blog. I looked at my ISP internet bill and paid $35 USD for 128k, a quoted to me “normal” price for these countries.The internet here are not equiped with many options for speed. Well I thought perhaps I’m being “Gringo piced”, I better check. So I hacked my ISP with a netscanner freebie and downloaded the client list. Why? Because that is what I do here in this cheaper econmy, hack and attack easy targets. Anyways, I find out that I am paying the lowest compared to the other clients who are locals. I am the only gringo in the LAN. What???? I was the lowest paying customer, as they say here “Que sorpreso!”. Google that term if you can’t guess the meaning.

Speaking of hacking, anyone doing a blog on this subject that knows the biz? I would like some feedback on this question if a reader of my rants knows a source.

~ by sanjuanjohn on January 27, 2008.