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Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 23/5/2015: the Hat Man

Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 23/5/2015: the Hat Man
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 16:48:19 -0500
Great shot, Nathan.

We've noticed in our travels that there are indeed a lot of different
vendors everywhere. Some of the islands they get scary - if you buy from
one, suddenly all of them are clamoring for you to buy from them as well.
And they don't take "no" well.

On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 9:23 AM, Nathan Wajsman <nwajsman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Not the Mad Hatter, though—he is one of the many African immigrants who
> make it to Spain, either by boat or by jumping the fence surrounding the
> Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla on the north coast of Morocco. The
> young men often start their climb on the social ladder by selling clothes,
> counterfeit sunglasses and the like on the beaches:
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> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4082296084&k=Bx4nc4C&lb=1&s=O
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> In winter they tend to offer DVDs in bars. People accept them, partly
> because they are polite and not pushy (you decline once and they do not try
> to push you to buy), they do not commit crimes, and many Spaniards can
> remember when Spain was a country which sent hundreds of thousands of
> economic migrants to Northern Europe-
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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