Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Business on the Street

Mumbai is the biggest city in India that attracts more than 1000 new settlers everyday. The population is estimated to be anywhere from 12-18 million people. No one knows for sure because lots of people are never counted. Anyway, people come because you can make money here. And you don`t need a lot of space to do it. Look and see a shoe repairman who has squeezed himself into the tiniest corner of the street to run his business. Or, the typists who spend all day outside typing important documents for people. The typists can read, write and type in English, Hindi, and several other Indian languages. All these businesspeople spend all day working, hear all the loud noises and watch all the people push against each other. Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qwZBqCfJxw to hear and see a street market.

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