You know it's Christmas time in Port-Au-Prince when...
- Some of the water trucks that play a synthesized version of the Titanic theme song now play a synthesized medley of Jingle Bells, We Wish you a Merry Christmas and Santa Claus is Coming to Town.
- It's apparently cold enough for used-clothing vendors on the street to replace tank-tops with jackets. (To be fair, I have worn a cardigan a few times recently).
- There is a GIANT inflatable Santa Claus on the roof of the Total station in Petion-Ville.
- You can buy Christmas trees (read: tree branches painted white and secured into milk powder cans) on the side of Avenue John Brown.
- The larger supermarkets have set up real fake Christmas trees.
- Crime rates go up, especially pickpocketing and petty theft.
- Colored lights are everywhere, including our porch as supplied by our landlord.
- The fancy shops in Petion-Ville have Christmas-themed window displays.
- The expats with real salaries are preparing to leave for the holidays.
- Intricate luminaries made with colored paper are for sale on Bourdon. Vendors light them up at night and the street looks magical.
2 comments:
Sounds like lots of photo op's! Here we have Black Friday reports that say most stores were down 10% except WalMart & DollarTree up in sales...hmmmm. I'd prefer cool paper luminaries for all...instead of the many thousands of job cuts affecting and/or looming over many families. And all the other world tragedies. Maranatha, Lord Jesus, Come soon!!! And we celebrate His first coming this season. :-)
You're such a good blogger: you paint a picture and are always interesting. I hope you get a picture of the luminarias.
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