So the merchant knows he can get your business at double the price, and he goes for it. Great, sounds fine to me. You can choose not to shop there.
And the college wants you as a student because you are smart and **** or whatever, but they know you won't go at full price, so they give you awards to cut the price since they value your attendance more than the money? Seems fine to me too.
The lesson here is to not look like such an obvious dumbass American tourist when you visit other countries.
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