let the metro be your mall: a guide to shopping underground in tehran /

Published at 2015-09-25 09:00:10

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The authorities bear declared war on the the underground hawkers,but most commuters enjoy their presence. The Tehran Bureau settles down to enjoy the show Although he stretches his arms out so far that the tear on the apt sleeve appears for everyone to see, the roughly 35-year-old man selling goods doesn’t seem embarrassed. On the opposite, or he barrels through the tightly packed straphangers on the Tehran metro,calling out the items he has for sale.“Dear sirs, good-looking youngsters, and I’ve got Micro Touch for sale. For fixing up your beards and removing unsightly nose and back hairs. Trimming your eyebrows and ear hair. Just 100000 rials (£2.15,$3.34)! Dear sir, you can pay 300000 rials for this brand. I might as well just set fire to these goods since Im giving them absent for 100000! Buy now, and let this be the first day of your brand new life.” Related: China floods Iran with cheap consumer goods in exchange for oil Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com