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Hair, Here

Bukhara, Uzbekistan: hair salon advertising
04 Feb 2010

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Stimulants, Packaging of Choice II

11 Dec 2007

In: Cultural Norms
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Nasvai being punted in a Bukhara market, Uzbekistan. In line with nasvia being a lifestyle-commodity, the Bukhara seller has customised the bags to include pictures of …
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An Appetite Whet

09 Dec 2007

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The restaurant owner is welcoming and her eyes to the only remaining empty table in a room that has few. In front of me three generations …
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A Justifiable Fear

09 Dec 2007

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Unpopular/popular culture when taken out of context.
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Petrol Station, Simplified

09 Dec 2007

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Common enough practice in countries with high numbers of motorbikes such as in Vietnam though not too much cross-cultural variation in how the product is …
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Wedding Rituals

09 Dec 2007

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Ablutions

09 Dec 2007

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As you might expect from geography dominated by the desert, dust is an issue – making this afternoon’s visit to a local bath-house so compelling. …
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Edible Mobile

08 Dec 2007

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Based on the design of the 1100 no less. From a local Bukhara grocery store.
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