有些東西在你的国家是收费的，在某些国家却有可能是免费的。了解一下哪些东西在哪些国家免费，不仅可以帮你在旅游时节省一点费用，还能够从侧面了解这些国家的文化风情。这不得不说是一件趣事。

印度菜市场

From mineral water to water slides1）， things that are free in some countries often cost in others， sometimes much to the surprise of travellers venturing2） out of their homeland. To find out what bargains3） can be had abroad， we looked to question-and-answer community Quora.com to ask， "What are some things free in your country that you have to buy when visiting other countries？" The answers not only revealed good deals， but a fascinating4） insight5） into the local culture.

Northern India

and Pakistan

Pretty much every grocery shop in this part of the world offers a free and generous side of fresh coriander6） and green chillies， common local ingredients in curries7） and chutneys8）.

"In most of northern India， coriander and chillies is synonymous with groceries，" said Khusrau Gurganvi from Varanasi.

An anonymous answerer echoed the perk9） within Pakistan. "Whenever you go to buy vegetables， the shopkeeper will give you a handful of free coriander and green chilli，" the person said. "If they don&apos；t， then all you have to do is ask."

India

Not every free thing mentioned was a physical object. It seems that in India， people enjoy an unlimited supply of advice.

"In other countries， there are wedding planners. Here， we have aunts， uncles， uncle&apos；s uncles to give us advice for free，" said Mehul Manot from Calcutta. "In other countries， there are counsellors. Here， we have neighbours： &apos；You shouldn&apos；t take up Arts， it&apos；s for girls. Do engineering， you&apos；ll earn lakhs10） per month.&apos；" He added that travel agents are replaced by jet-setting11） cousins， and trendy12） friends step in for fashion consultants. Advice doesn&apos；t always have to come from just friends and family， either. "In other countries， you need to pay for consultations， but in India you can get it free of cost at tea stalls13）， [on] trains， buses by almost anyone，" said Kanchan Saxena， who currently lives in the United States. "We love giving advice."

United States

Fast food may have originated in the US， but the free condiments14） that generously accompany meals haven&apos；t always translated to their counterparts15） overseas. American Jon Baldwin experienced this first hand when visiting a McDonald&apos；s drive-through16） in the United Kingdom and noticed his bag of food was conspicuously17） missing the typical sauce packets.

"Excuse me， you forgot the ketchup，" he told the server. "Instead of reaching for ketchup packets， she starts typing away on the cash register： 50 p，" he said.

To make matters worse， the 50 p went toward just a single ketchup packet. "In the US， not only do they not charge for ketchup， they hand you like 10 packets when you ask. Literally a fist full of ketchup，" he said.

从矿泉水到水滑梯，有些东西在某些国家免费，但在其他国家常常是要钱的，这有时会令踏出国门去探险的游客们惊诧不已。为了了解在国外旅游时都有哪些便宜可捡，我们求助了问答网社区Quora.com，提出了这样一个问题：“有哪些东西在你的国家免费，在国外出游时却不得不花钱买？”得到的回答不仅指明了都有哪些划算买卖，还能让我们收获对当地文化的有趣洞见。

印度北部和巴基斯坦

在世界的这一角落，几乎每一家食品杂货店都免費提供足量的新鲜香菜和青辣椒，它们是当地制作咖喱和酸辣酱时常用的原料。

“在印度北部的大多数地方，香菜和辣椒就是食品杂货店的同义词。”来自瓦拉纳西的胡斯劳·古加韦说。

一个匿名用户回答说在巴基斯坦同样有这种福利。“只要你去买菜，店主都会送你一把香菜和青辣椒，”他说，“如果他们没给，你只需开口要就好了。”

印度

我们所说的免费东西可并非都指实物。似乎在印度，人们可以得到无限量的建议。

“别的国家有婚礼策划师，我们这里有七大姑八大姨、各种叔伯，以及叔叔的叔叔等亲戚给我们提供免费的建议，”来自加尔各答的梅于尔·马诺特说，“别的国家有职业咨询师，我们这里有左邻右舍对你说：‘你不应该干艺术这行，那是女孩子们干的。……