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In Countries Where Labor Costs Are Low, Labor-intensive Jobs Can Be Found In The Downtown Areas Of The Country's Largest Cities

When The Young Man Saw Me Holding Up The Camera, He Burst Out Laughing In Embarrassment

As I Looked At The Young Women In The Stall, I Was Convinced That Women Are More Eloquent Than Men In Every Country

The Man Was Turning A Red Handle To Press Sugar Cane

Nuns Clad In Pink Robes Stand Out Well In A Crowd

Young Buddhist Nuns In Pink Robes, About To Start Begging For Alms In The Downtown Area

I Don't Know If It's Okay For A Sick Person To Chew Kun

A Young Buddhist Monk Standing Inside The Gate Smiled At Me

I Was Afraid To Peek Into What Other People's Breakfasts Looked Like

The Man Looked Bored, As If He Was Doing Business In A Busy Place But Not Selling Well

The Bicycle Cab Drivers Seemed To Be Bored And Parked Their Vehicles On The Shoulder Of The Road, Reading The Newspapers

There Was A Family With Three People On A Motorcycle, Trying To Make A Left Turn At An Intersection

A Boy Who Was Deflated In The Storefront Found My Camera And Started Laughing

In Contrast To Many People Who Were Taking It Easy, The Buses Were Busy, Trying To Run Every Inch Of The Way

School Boys On The Side Of The Road Were Carrying A Lunch Box In The Shape Of A Dabba, A Common Lunch Box In India

A Boy Watched In Boredom As His Mother Processed Fish

Although She Didn't Refuse To Have Her Picture Taken, The Girl Kept Swimming Her Gaze As If She Were Asking Someone For Help

Vivid Colors Look Even Better Under The Strong Sunlight, So Local Women Who Know This May Prefer Bright Colors On A Regular Basis

Embarrassed, The Girls Put Their Hands Over Their Faces

Among The Boys Who Were Standing Eagle, Only The Boy In The Middle Was Flustered And Started To Make A Peace Sign

Even In Myanmar, Which Is Predominantly Buddhist, Hinduism Is Said To Be About 0.5% Of The Population

In Many Countries, Women Are Often Harder Workers Than Men, But At Least In This Store, Things Were A Little Different

A Tattooed Man With A Scary Look Approached Me With A Smiling Face

I Pointed The Camera At A Woman Happily Frying Food And She Smiled Shyly

In A Dimly Lit Shack A Man Was Selling Grain

It Seemed That The Buses Running In Bagot Were Going To Take As Many Passengers As They Could And Then Leave

Only The Driver Was On The Bus, A Passenger Bus With A Cargo Bed With Seats Attached To The Back Of The Motorcycle

Women Were Working Amidst Piles Of Quail Eggs In Front Of The Store

The Boys Were Happily Pushing The Door At Each Other In The Shed In The Schoolyard

Unlike Yangon, I Saw Motorcycles Running In Bago

Bago's Children's Clothing Stores Were Closed Stacks, A Rarity In Japan

Though It Was A British Colony, Myanmar Is A Right-of-way Country

Stops Waiting For Passengers To Board Are Breaks For The Man Behind The Wheel

The Guy Behind The Wheel Noticed Me During Our Brief Stop And Smiled For The Camera

Bagot Is Where The Military Government Renamed The Town That Was Called Pegu Until 1991, Throughout The British Colonial Period

Motorcycles Are Rarely Seen In Yangon As Authorities Have Banned Them To Ease Traffic Congestion

Monks On The Steep Steps, Cleaning The Stupa Of The Mahazedi Pagoda

People In Myanmar Seem To Offer Flowers Rather Than Money At Temples

Flowers That Bloom While Enduring Harsh Nature Are Thought To Be Connected To The Buddhist Concept Of Endurance In Ascetic Practices

Most Of Those Buried In The Taukkyan War Cemetery Are Soldiers Who Fought Against The The Japanese Army In World War II