[frutiger]

> These encounters feel worlds away from anything I've experienced in Western countries. I recall one time offering to buy kumis (a traditional fermented mare's milk drink) from a nomad, and he genuinely refused to take any money for it, simply offering it as a gesture of hospitality.

I guess no one has ever bought you a round?

[djtango]

While being bought a drink by a stranger is a rare treat, as a hyper urban person there's something humbling and grounding about the generosity you encounter from people in remote locations, especially if your GDP per capita is like 40x more

[amanaplanacanal]

Where I live on the West Coast US it is very unusual for a stranger to buy a round. More likely if they just had a big win at the lottery machine.

[jazzyjackson]

Easier to be generous when a beer is 2$ instead of 8

[sandspar]

The world is very big.