An American bargains with saleswomen at Beijing's famous Silk Street - known for its knock-offs - in a YouTube video that has gone viral, sparking debate over the high prices asked for fake goods at the market and the forceful ways they are flogged onto foreigners.
The man, who claimed to be new to the city and posted the video under the username Collin Abroadcast, filmed his experience of shopping at the market in central Beijing last weekend. It has been viewed more than 1.7 million times in less than a week.
A clip from the video featuring an aggressive English-speaking Chinese saleswoman was also widely shared on Chinese social media and news portals.
The market – which is often on foreign tourists’ list of places to visit in Beijing, along with the Great Wall and the Forbidden City – is notorious for selling fake versions of popular branded goods.
She starts at 950 yuan before finally agreeing to sell him the shoes for 250 yuan, saying she was only offering him the low price because he was “very handsome”.
source:youtube and internet
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