Cultural Norms

The Consequences of Guilty

Kabul: the consequences of guilty
I’ve had the very good fortune in the past month to witness three very different accidents: two colliding motorbikes in China; two cars in Afghanistan; …



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04 Sep 2010

In: Kabul
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Sensual Legs

02 Sep 2010

In: Mazar e Sharif
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Product localisation in a country where under the Taliban female faces were scratched from shampoo bottles.
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Pixel Art/Arabic Script

02 Sep 2010

In: Kabul
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Local Heroes

02 Sep 2010

In: Mazar e Sharif
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It’s striking how Tupac/Che/Marley-like the photos of Masood are.
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Market Tactics

31 Aug 2010

In: Kabul
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Wheelbarrows are the Afghan market trader’s display-transport of choice – with the wares on sale -from fruit to underwear. This seller sacrifices one fish to …
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Now Showing

31 Aug 2010

In: Kabul
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Didn’t pop inside, but if its anything like my experiences from other working districts
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Thrills

31 Aug 2010



Male libido enhancers for sale on the Kabul streets. Given the high volume of fakes, how do consumers judge what is real? Related presentation …
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Pills

31 Aug 2010

In: Kabul
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How to market medication at a illiterate/semi-literate consumer base?
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Spacing

31 Aug 2010

In: Kabul
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Any kite that comes too low is fair game – the first person to catch it, owns it – hence the cricket/baseball style person-spacing on …
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Summary Justice

30 Aug 2010

In: Kabul
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An apparent thief caught and about to be repeatedly, violently hit by one of the officers. The need in any society for people to see …
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