It's funny, in China being a foreigner means one gets "special treatment," which can be a good or a bad thing. Sometimes it means the price is 3x higher, yet sometimes it means that people give you random gifts or deals. Today, I went to buy some small "sour oranges" which are basically like green-skinned tangerines. I just wanted one or two for a snack, so I picked up two and put them in a bag and asked the man how much they were. He looked at the bag and laughed. He said, "you only want two? okay, it's free." I told him that I was embarrassed (a stock phrase in Chinese which means, among other things, that you can't accept a gift because it's too much). He waved me away and said nonsense. I looked in my wallet for change, but I didn't have anything, all I had was an American nickel, so I gave it to him as a gift. He laughed, and then began to put more tangerines and other fruit into my bag. I asked how much should I pay, and he laughed, saying that between friends, no money was needed. I promised him I would buy more fruit some other time, and went off with my free bag full of fruit.