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Do favors for money. Money is an IOU ticket for bartering.

• antisthenes 9y ago
  You have a point there. Using money removes the arduous pontification of whether the favor was worth doing, aka "helper's guilt". Especially when both parties enjoy some sort of prior established trust (long friends or acquaintances), it's even easier to use money even if it won't compensate for a comparable market rate service. E.g. "Would you mind helping me with X, Y or Z and I'll buy you lunch(es)?"
  • nf05papsjfVbc 9y ago
    This entirely depends on the culture one is used to. I've seen two cultures: - In one it works the way you describe it and it's considered odd if the favour were not 'compensated' in some way - In another, the question of 'compensation' of a favour is an insult and seen as a statement of no investment in the relationsip When people from one culture go to the other, it's bound to cause discomfort. I've experienced this and also seen it happen to others.