Spare a thought for the street vendors.
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Spare a thought for the street vendors.
Profits for street vendors dry up in wet season
Fri, 5 August 2016
Vandy Muong and Bora Sunjolinet
While getting caught in the rain going from place to place can be a major hassle, spare a thought for those whose livelihoods depends on fine weather.
Wet season is a miserable time for Cambodia’s street-food vendors – both uncomfortable and unprofitable, says Vorn Pao, president of the NGO Independent Democratic of Informal Economic Association (IDEA).
“The numbers show that street vendors’ income drops by about half in rainy season. From January to May, they make profit, but from June to November, they cannot make money,” said Pao.
Without proper shelter to protect them from the rain, their products sometimes spoil and customers tend to stay indoors and cook for themselves, he said...http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weeke ... ign=buffer
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Re: Spare a thought for the street vendors.
“When it is raining cats and dogs, I cannot sell anything,” Sokhom says.
"Raining cats and dogs." Did Sokhom really say that?
If street vendors have a "strong physical structure," are they street vendors? If this is a 'street vendor' what is "have a strong physical structure" supposed to mean?Vorn Pao, president of the NGO Independent Democratic of Informal Economic Association said ... “(Street vendors) should have a strong physical structure that can shield customers from rain...”
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Re: Spare a thought for the street vendors.
? the rainy season fizzled out weeks ago. Would get a heavy shower once a day with maybe a day off here and there... now it's barely raining at all.
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Re: Spare a thought for the street vendors.
^^ Early days yet. More to come.
Rainy season ends whatever dates the Water Festival is held (varies due to moon cycles).
You'll see.
Rainy season ends whatever dates the Water Festival is held (varies due to moon cycles).
You'll see.
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Something to look forward to.Username Taken wrote:^^ Early days yet. More to come.
Rainy season ends whatever dates the Water Festival is held (varies due to moon cycles).
You'll see.
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Your mileage may vary, but I love rainy season. Love the electrical storms. Love to hear the rain at night while going to sleep.timmydownawell wrote:Something to look forward to.
Hate the overflowing drains spewing black, stinking filth all down the road. Hate flooded streets where the stagnant water is black and may sit for a couple of days.
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Re: Spare a thought for the street vendors.
I love thunderstorms and rain at night too. It's just planning around them and not getting drenched - but previously it was midday to mid-afternoon rainstorms so mostly fairly predictable and easy enough to arrange your day around.Username Taken wrote:Your mileage may vary, but I love rainy season. Love the electrical storms. Love to hear the rain at night while going to sleep.timmydownawell wrote:Something to look forward to.
Hate the overflowing drains spewing black, stinking filth all down the road. Hate flooded streets where the stagnant water is black and may sit for a couple of days.
As for the overflowing drains etc, ugh, need a good scrub after wading through that shit.
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