Expensive, and you are being robbed and enjoying it

A Lebanese friend told me that in Lebanon, you get robbed and enjoy it. It was very true. I actually fell for the first trap in the book. I had taken a taxi from the airport and he charged me $25 for the trip. I later purchased the guide to Lebanon and Syria, and reading in it the first trick on arriving was just that. It said you will be charged $25 for the trip, but you should negotiate the price and get it for $10. However, I was not sad. You just feel at ease paying for things, even if they are over priced, because of the way they provide service. Things are expensive compared to what I am used too, even in Canada, and definitely so much compared to Egypt. I was wondering why I met foreigners who worked in gas stations, it seemed so unrewarding financially to go through all this trouble to an expensive place.