25 July 2008

Puerto Princesa's Little Declarations

How do peoples' decals and stickers represent their general approach to other human beings?

This guy selling Yakult was really friendly, open, and had a crinkle-eyed smile:

"I really Like You!" sticker on a Yakult vendor's cooler (may rosas pa).

This trike driver was a shady guy trying to rip us off in an unprecedented manner:

"Sorry!! Di kita type" button in a trike.
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