On the streets of Chennai, India – Part 5

Walking through a neighborhood of Chennai, I could find similarity to that of walking through a neighborhood in Vietnam. There was a vendor using his bicycle to transport his tea and snack around to sell to people. A man was delivering tanks of propane on this bicycle. People sit around in front of a scrap plastic depot to wait for plastic scrappers to come back from the trash cans or from the landfill. A lady would cover her face with some yellow color, for a purpose that I am not sure of. And some kids hanging around the neighborhood when they are not in school.

A tea & snack vendor by bicycle.

A tea & snack vendor by bicycle.

This is a road of a typical neighborhood in Chennai, India. The road can fit two to three auto-ricksaw. On such road, you can find parked vehicles as well as the local traffic.

This is a road of a typical neighborhood in Chennai, India. The road can fit two to three auto-ricksaw. On such road, you can find parked vehicles as well as the local traffic.

A shop of scrapped plastic. This is a shop where people save their plastic scraps or who collect scrapped plastic from trash cans and landfill would bring to resell.

A shop of scrapped plastic. This is a shop where people save their plastic scraps or who collect scrapped plastic from trash cans and landfill would bring to resell.

Some people would color their face yellow. I am not sure why.

Some people would color their face yellow. I am not sure why.

Portrait of young boy from the neighborhood.

Portrait of young boy from the neighborhood.

Most of the time, one would find kids running around neighborhood like this with their bare feet. This guy was not happy about something, but I am uncertain of the reason.

Most of the time, one would find kids running around neighborhood like this with their bare feet. This guy was not happy about something, but I am uncertain of the reason.

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