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I haven’t seen this in many countries, and I believe it’s simply not popular these days any more, but in a few South American countries, I’ve seen people cleaning shoes on the streets.
To me, it somehow looks like not from this century, and has its charm!
I remember seeing this in Istanbul but almost nowhere else!
Saw this in Ecuador — young school children trying to earn a bit extra money for their family — rather sad