tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777065841212380119.post8062986834785981036..comments2023-07-11T06:24:16.895-07:00Comments on chris march explains it all for you: House Tattoos?Chris Marchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911854350280106056noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777065841212380119.post-36930522644814095322011-04-27T17:07:30.402-07:002011-04-27T17:07:30.402-07:00you know, in rural malawi people cannot afford pai...you know, in rural malawi people cannot afford paint for their shops. in comes "zain", a mobile phone company based in the middle east. they bought up a local mobile phone company and started aggressive marketing - distributing neon pink t-shirts and offering store owners to get their store front painted in neon pink or neon puple or whatever that color is supposed to be. now the color of the former cell-phone company was just "plain" red and blue. i met somebody from zain once and he said he was present at the meeting when the color scheme of the campaign was decided on and a person from the middle east said: "this is more african" and the malawian guy said "are you kidding me" - however, neon pink it was and it has taken over the country. there is almost no street without it. so the picture u posted looks nice, tasteful, ... in comparison ;)a-m-mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902824989224447860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777065841212380119.post-68221796763165602562011-04-12T08:39:38.792-07:002011-04-12T08:39:38.792-07:00Amen. Very well said.Amen. Very well said.Linen and Silkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032447937076195736noreply@blogger.com