We left the office midday to head off to a meeting - but the roads had different ideas of how we should spend the next hour and it wasn't sitting around a boardroom table. That would come later (after we'd made calls apologizing for being late due to traffic).
In the meantime -I thought I'd expand on a post I once did - that listed all the items for sale by hawkers in traffic...
This time it's a visual account. Enjoy!!
When traffic came to a standstill, the hawkers lined the streets fully ready for business...
Tiger nuts. These fibrous little balls grow in the ground and taste like coconut... Personally my mouth just ends up full of dry little bits after a while. Not my snack of choice...
Pillows. This guy was definitely hoping for a bulk sale. He was swamped by his wares!
Pirated DVDs - usually with three sets of indistinguishable subtitles embeded... they sell pretty much anything from Africa movies to American series, but the 'shoot 'em up movies seem to sell best...
Designer ties! No less than Burberry, Gucci and Giorgio Armani. Notice the white gloves for his delicate merchandise.
"Wanna buy a watch" - I get visions of a guy in a long trench-coat.
Loved this seller's t-shirt. Canadian Idol!! He had a complete barbering set and a scale for sale...
A single pair of men's shoes. He was really convinced I might want them. How did he know they were my size?! :)
Shoes for the whole family. Now that's more like it!! Especially liked the USA flip-flops.
Boiled peanuts (which are quite good and as addictive as any snack food), and dictionaries...
Ties.
Popcorn (sweet or salty)
Plastic wall clock. Like gold!
Unrefrigerated yogurt drink. I always fear the wrong kinds of active bacteria will be in there after a day in the sun in traffic...
Basketballs, footballs (Soccer balls) - these must do well...
Salted cashews and cashew butter - yum!
Handkerchiefs - everyone seems to have one in Ghana for everything from sweat removal to nose blowing.
Various power bars and sockets and even a universal television remote. This guy was a walking hardware store.
This was my favourite. The portable gym - Tummy Trimmer AND a scale to check if it's working!!!
Last but not least - the lord Jesus poster. The bigger the better for your lounge.
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