When American mythologist Joseph Campbell travelled on his maiden visit to India in 1954, he encountered pervasive begging which he called the " Baksheesh Complex ".
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It may offend your sensibilities, but in many cases it has become institutionalized to the point where these people count on baksheesh to supplement their miserable paychecks.
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Boia also claims that, keeping in with a Romanian tradition of the " baksheesh ", the Francophile press may also have received funds from the Entente.
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In Transparency's view, much of the fault for corruption comes from rich-country business people who obey the rules at home but spread baksheesh abroad.
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Off-season pleasure cruises were therefore started in 1891, Christian Wilhelm Allers published an illustrated account of it as " Backschisch " ( Baksheesh ).
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Yet stepping inside, you are suddenly in a place of utmost quiet and repose, generally with just a few other visitors or a guardian who will request a small baksheesh.
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You may not notice, for example, that your tour guide receives baksheesh from the local guide she hires, who in turn collects baksheesh from the carpet shop he steers you to.
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You may not notice, for example, that your tour guide receives baksheesh from the local guide she hires, who in turn collects baksheesh from the carpet shop he steers you to.
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When people did not want me to photograph them, the subjects ( usually women ) discreetly turned away or asked for baksheesh ( a tip ), but they were never rude or angry.
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If you're thinking of paying baksheesh in cash to someone in an official position, it helps to lower your voice and inquire about a " service charge " to expedite things.
