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Baksheesh

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Baksheesh
Arabic for "gratuity," which is used as a euphemism for bribery.


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Other religious immigrants came from the Middle East and Asia, where baksheesh was part of daily life and where distinctions between the private and public spheres were amorphous.
After Easter, processions travel from bungalow to bungalow armed with drums and bells, singing, garlanding the sahib and his mem, and encouraging baksheesh to the tune of, "Saheb boley good good, mem boley very good.
Baksheesh is the local term in Egypt for "Tipping" or "service" Tipping in Egypt may drain your pockets if you don?
 
 
 
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