Saturday, July 21, 2007

Quote of the Day: Bolivia and raggedy old t-shirts you don't wear

“It's impossible to think that we can be dignified if, in the name of poverty, we wear clothing that has been thrown out in another country.”

--Ramiro Uchani, Bolivia’s deputy minister of small business.

Bolivia’s government has campaigned against its citizens buying and wearing used clothing donated from industrialized nations.

Image- Earth Island Institute (Bolivian president Evo Morales wears a trademark striped sweater has become increasingly popular in the country)

Source- Newsday

2 comments:

LeeSee said...

Found you via Guanabee, posted about Bolivians here:

http://hastalosgatosquierenzapatos.blogspot.com/2007/07/bolivia-in-news-again-fashion-police.html

Your blog is cool.

Erwin C. said...

Thanks for your appreciative comment!