No need to pay if you know somebody. May be a bottle of good vodka/cognac to smooth introduction to the friend of the friend :). I grew up on a Navy base, and back in 90ies visiting my hometown we'd drink and enjoy sauna on a big active service Navy ship with my childhood friends who served there at the time (as officers of course). Of course if you're an "American spy" nobody would let you even come into the town, and an unknown person trying to pay money out of the cold to for example get some photos/etc. is a sure way to get branded as one :)