Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Pinoy streetfood

we live a block from the city hall square, and on the south side of the square are the street vendors...yum. Barbecue...
And a block away is the Jolebee...
We live in a "dual" economy here.
Prices for a stick of barbecue is 10 or 20 pesos...for a serving of pancit, 40 pesos, for a hamburger from a vendor 15 pesos, and for green coconut drink 10 pesos.
Our help gets paid 100 pesos a day plus room and board.
Our skilled help gets paid twice that.
On the other hand, a starbucks is 100 pesos.
I might have the prices off a bit, but you get the idea.