Rwandans Also Double The Price of Products And Services For Foreigners

If you recall, we recounted how Ghanaians sniff out foreigners and bill them in dollars. Well, It turns out it doesn’t happen in Ghana alone.

Here is a recent story from Covenant Nsa, a Social Media Manager and Student in Rwanda who has had a similar experience.

“I have lived in Rwanda for 8 months now and let me tell you something.
Once these people even sniff that you are a foreigner they will double the price of whatever product or service you are getting
From motorbike guys
To market vendors
To even salons
It’s ridiculous
From my house to a place like Kigali heights is 500rwf for instance, but immediately I speak English with the bike men, they will tell me it’s 1000rwf.
Sometimes I’ll pay cos I’m in a hurry and they aren’t other bikes around, but sometimes I’ll be stubborn.
Today I had a meeting in school.
I’d put on my fine cloth and left my house mentally preparing for exorbitant charges.
I flagged down a bike man and told him where I was going.
This man told me 4,000rwf! From my house to Alu Azam 🙄
Lol, Shey your bike carry free food and AC ni?
I told this man that I pay 1,800 to school and he was visibly angry.
I was like Oga please be going o.
5 minutes later, I found another person that was will to collect 2000rwf
Meanwhile, a Rwandan will pay 1500 or less sef for the same distance 😅
That’s how I went to the market and these boy told me 4,000rwf for 1kg of fresh pepper
Lolllllll
Let us be calming down for Jesus.”

Covenant has a channel where she shares authentic stories about African women. Here is an interesting video from her channel:

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