In Morocco, you could buy leather babouches in the souks stamped with the Louis Vuitton logo pattern, in the traditional browns or fancy multicolor Murakami version. You could also get them in the Burberry plaid colors. In Hanoi, the fake Vuitton is in the form of custom covers for moto seats, and the fake Burberry is visored helmets with strips of plaid running front to back.
My favorite street treats so far are the little sugared donuts on a stick and tiny bags of rambutan purchased from ladies who want me to shoulder their baskets for a picture. I always pass on the picture, but take them up on some fruit. I haunted a sugar cane press for a few minutes yesterday at a night market, hoping someone would come by to turn the thing on and give me a drink, but no luck.
The older women exercising near Hoan Kiem lake early in the morning are fond of a stripper-quality hip swivel motion, repeated maybe a dozen times in each direction. Both genders slap their limbs with open hands, presumably to encourage good circulation.
My favorite street treats so far are the little sugared donuts on a stick and tiny bags of rambutan purchased from ladies who want me to shoulder their baskets for a picture. I always pass on the picture, but take them up on some fruit. I haunted a sugar cane press for a few minutes yesterday at a night market, hoping someone would come by to turn the thing on and give me a drink, but no luck.
The older women exercising near Hoan Kiem lake early in the morning are fond of a stripper-quality hip swivel motion, repeated maybe a dozen times in each direction. Both genders slap their limbs with open hands, presumably to encourage good circulation.
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