How poverty salesmen differ country to country

If you're living in the Americas or Europe, and you need fake sunglasses or want to save money and buy a pirated CD, you probably go to the local street vendor. There, on a sheet on the sidewalk, he has displayed everything he sells.

However, if you want to buy a DVD, Ray Ban sunglasses, or such in Vietnam, you wait for the salesman to come to you. (Which, if you're in a big city, he certainly will do.) Then you choose from a wide selection of glasses or DVDs or whatever else they might be selling. He makes a bit of money, you get your cheap deal, and everyone's happy.

Cheryl, the Human Riceball

I previously mentioned that the Vietnamese always eat rice. And that when they eat in a restaurant or on the street, they receive a large portion of it. When I say large, I would say it's about 2 servings for a non-Asian person. And since the typical Vietnamese eats rice with lunch and dinner (and some with breakfast), you get a good idea of how much rice is consumed daily by one person. I'm trying not to eat a lot of rice, but it's difficult not to because mashed potatoes and bread aren't consumed with meals here. Thus, it's common for me to eat rice almost every day, and sometimes twice a day. Which is turning me into one large rice ball.

Cheryl.  The Human Riceball.