Photo of the Week

November 17, 2008

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Kooky fruitmobile, from Funstasticus.

This is the craziest fruit truck ever. Where was the image shot? Hard to say. Judging from the apparent ethnicity of the driver and the guy watching, it could be Latin America, or it could be the Philippines, or somewhere else. The other items on the truck – pineapples, squash, sweet potato – could be grown in either place. Check the banana trees growing behind the house to the left. The image is from the Funtasticus website.

Follow-up: After examining the photo, my Dad notes that "just above the right tire are some daikon, and about a foot above the scale is a Durian(?). If these IDs are correct, it is Asia/ Philippines. Although daikon can be grown anywhere, I am not aware of Durian growing anywhere besides Asia, Philippines, Indonesia."

Good one, Dad!

Can't narrow the Asia part down, but if we arbitrarily make it a choice between Indonesia and the Philippines, then the Philippines gets the nod. Why? In the Philippines, traffic keeps right – and the driver sits on the left, according to Wikipedia. In Indonesia, roadside custom is the opposite. To the extent that this overburdened little truck is being "driven" – the driver seems to be stepping out of his compartment, and it may very well be to push – it seems to be happening from the left side.

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