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Should I give gifts to countryside people?
As you will be visiting local nomadic
families in the country it is acceptable and desirable
to offer them small gifts in return for their
hospitality. The following items would make suitable
gifts - small toys for the children, sweets, hair
ribbons, snuff, cigarette papers, tobacco, bottles
of perfume or face cream and sewing kits. As children
are an integral part of nomadic life it is acceptable
to bring gifts for children. As the change of
government has less focus on education many nomadic
children are now not attending school. Purchasing
educational material in the capital, such as children's
books, paper and pencils is also a good idea.
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