TRADITIONAL AFRICAN SHOPS LINE UP WARES OR PACK THEM IN,
WITHOUT TRYING TO ATTRACT THE CLIENT
The French establishment uses Gothic letters, the African simply puts merchandise on the shelves:
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The pile up means dragging out the article(s)...
...and a conversation begins:
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| Ojabtex On rue Cavé (now closed) |
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A superb top hung any old way, trash in the window and a friend spending the afternoon at the door:
When commerce takes place among acquaintances,
presentation does not count.
Behind that indifference:
Agriculture where collective work is indispensable
and people depend on each other.
The next pages are about the conviviality that follows.
End of this section.
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