“No people comes into possession of a culture without having paid a price for it” (Baldwin). Culture is obviously fundamental for every individual. It's something that plays a huge role in our daily lives, but what is the price of culture? The price of culture is the negative effects that culture has on people and those around them. Such negative effects are clearly evident in the short stories “Cabulliwallah” by Rabindranath Tagore and “Another Evening at the Club” by Alifa Rifaat. In "Cabuliwallah", Mini, a young Indian girl, befriends the Cabuliwallah, Rahmun. Rahmun's low social level leads others to distrust him, despise him, and even put him in prison. The story is narrated by Mini's father, who witnesses how individuals in Indian culture mistreat lower-caste people, including himself and Mini's mother. “Another Evening at the Club” features a young Egyptian woman, Samia, married by her parents to a man for his money. Samia happily accepts the marriage, but is forced to face the disadvantages of living an opulent life and a stereotypical, loveless marriage. Her rich husband gives her a ring which she loses and blames the loss on his servant Gazia. The ring is found by Samia in her room, but her servant is not declared exempt from the crime to maintain Samia's good image. In both stories, the protagonists were negatively influenced by the stereotypes and beliefs presented by their cultures, which they could not eliminate on their own. Indian and Egyptian ethnologies show that cultural values ​​can have a negative impact on a person through their perspectives and actions, as well as on the people around them. The stereotypes and traditions of the Indian and Egyptian cultures limit the main characters of the tales through their perspectives. All people who belong to a culture are affiliated with their cultural beliefs for life, and these