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42 sats \ 4 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 27 Jun \ parent \ on: What’s your hidden talent? meta

Interesting. They're hardly seen here in Portugal anymore, but there used to be a lot of street knife sharpeners.

I don't think we have people like that here in western Canada. I think we could use talents like them though, because I've ran into so many dull and chipped knives in terrible shape. Very sad and disrespectful to the knives.

37 sats \ 2 replies \ @Carresan 27 Jun

Same sort of image in Spain too. Years ago, you could hear the noise of their music when getting closer to your house, so that you could come out and sharpen your knives and scissors.

There was a popular saying that you would be lucky if you put a handkerchief over your head when you heard the knife sharpener getting close to you. 🤣🤣

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @gnilma 27 Jun

I think the only vendors here that play loud music while driving around are ice cream trucks.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Carresan 27 Jun

Hahaha, not getting the ice cream trucks in this part of the world. These days, very occasionally, you can hear them in small villages/towns. Most of the times they drive a car instead of a motorbike as in the old times. Also using speakers instead of the instrument.