I lean toward the market feel. It's so much more welcoming and I feel more accomplished lol. The open air feels more inviting and just bustling in the throng of people is fun.
Supermarkets in Malawi 🇲🇼 are relatively small. The staff is not that motivated which is understandable. It breaks my heart how they have to be so mechanical for hours.
Not to say vendors are free of worries and disadvantages though.
TheFermentalist @reddthat.com - 1hr
Local markets every day. I am fortunate enough to have been to several markets in Morocco and would shop there before any supermarket. Getting everything I want takes more time, and sometimes meant visiting more than one market. Worth it
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Cevilia (she/they/…) - 40min
I mean, I kinda like both? Supermarkets for resiliency and the benefits of scale. Markets for the kind of stuff you probably wouldn't find in a supermarket and the benefits of a broader marketplace.
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sopularity_fax @sopuli.xyz - 1hr
What all fruits and other wares are in that image?
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Ephera - 49min
Would love to know, too. To my European eyes, it looks like onions, potatoes, apples and tomatoes, but surely they have some different produce there. Whatever is in the bottom-left does look unfamiliar, at least...
PinkInSlippers in nostupidquestions @lemmy.world
Are you a local market or supermarket enthusiast?
I lean toward the market feel. It's so much more welcoming and I feel more accomplished lol. The open air feels more inviting and just bustling in the throng of people is fun.
Supermarkets in Malawi 🇲🇼 are relatively small. The staff is not that motivated which is understandable. It breaks my heart how they have to be so mechanical for hours.
Not to say vendors are free of worries and disadvantages though.
Local markets every day. I am fortunate enough to have been to several markets in Morocco and would shop there before any supermarket. Getting everything I want takes more time, and sometimes meant visiting more than one market. Worth it
I mean, I kinda like both? Supermarkets for resiliency and the benefits of scale. Markets for the kind of stuff you probably wouldn't find in a supermarket and the benefits of a broader marketplace.
What all fruits and other wares are in that image?
Would love to know, too. To my European eyes, it looks like onions, potatoes, apples and tomatoes, but surely they have some different produce there. Whatever is in the bottom-left does look unfamiliar, at least...