@Bonnie ********

I didn't ask any questions. You are a bad reader and kind of a dick. No problem, done.

@Bonnie ********

the reply function is notably finicky. I often accidentally reply to one person in a thread when I am meaning to reply to another person.

Your comment comes off, tonally, a bit judgemental as you know nothing about me or my language skills and, operationally, quite creepy. You are suggesting I loiter around a shop and eavesdrop to the staff sell to enough other people to determine the actual appropriate sale price?

Lady, the context of all of this is "is it culturally appropriate to negotiate price and evolved to is there an ethical issue with doing so due to the inherent economic imbalance" and we have people spewing nonsense all over the spectrum here. I allowed myself to get sucked into debating with someone who is either an asshat or a troll. I'm not sure why you are even addressing me.

@Bonnie ********

are you talking to me?

@Marc *******

you are boring now.

@Marc *******

maybe my example was too subtle. There can be more than 2 options. And supporting locals and being a chump are also not the same thing. I've had people ask literally 100x what other people are asking because they think they can get away with it- some people are assholes and overcharge. I'd prefer not to encourage that behavior, but I also try really hard to spend my money with poor folk.

@Marc *******

are you bad at critical thinking or just a dick?

What is the actual question? I just did this this year. I forget the seasoning time, but I deposited the money, waited, then did the marriage application. I'm theory I can use the income method after the first year, but even the guy at immigration was like "you should not touch the money because they could change the rules without notice" and what rules are enforced is damn near arbitrary as it is.

@Lynnette ******

sadly I got felted by COVID and now seldom fly upper class. Especially now that most of my flying is international. Tickets are routinely 20x. That is money my kids will need for university, sigh.

@Jo *********

flying sucks for people too.

Seriously nobody here has input better than "use the internet"?