El Chalan on the Street
Today I took Lola for a walk and bumped into this Wong supermarket employee pushing a shopping cart along the street. He was on his way back from bringing a customer’s groceries to her house, a free service that the store offers. Check out the chic Fiestas Patrias outfit: white poncho, red scarf and broad-brimmed straw hat — the traditional gear of the northern Peruvian cowboy. Wong bagboys wear these getups through July 28, Peru’s Independence Day.
Maybe supermarkets in the United States could adopt this trend. What kind of “typically American” gear might the checkout people wear for 4th of July? Labor Day?
Barbara
I am an American writer who lived in Lima for seven years (2007-2014), where I covered Andean traditions, melting glaciers and daily life in the capital for Miami Herald, MSNBC and Huffington Post. I now live and work in northern Florida where I champion climate change advocacy and compassionate, affordable eldercare.
