This is a man selling junkfood and cigarettes in the middle of heavy traffic. His customers were the passengers inside the stalled buses. If you look closely, you’ll see folded bills in between his fingers. I hope business was good for him that day.
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Wow, I love that photo. Just another day in the office for that man. :)
I admire people like them because they work very hard to earn ‘honest’ money for their families. Sometimes, I get amazed how a single man can carry so many products to sell – newspapers, cigarettes, cellphone chargers & cases, candies, snack chips, toys and Christmas ornaments (nowadays).
I find his job a bit scary. I don’t think I can do what he does weaving in and out of traffic to sell a few sticks of cigarettes.