These little souvenirs in the picture above look sort of cute. But when you realise you can buy the EXACT same thing on all the Aegean Islands with the sole difference being the name written on the side, it stops being cute. (at least to me)
Even more intriguing are the "generic-type" souvenirs like mugs, bags and (even) postcards that seem to have spread worldwide. I am talking about the EXACT same products, the only difference being the name written on them. Seen those black bags with "I love Paris"/"I love Barcelona" etc?... Or those postcards with cute little cats from irrelevant origin, in an irrelevant setting with the text "Greetings from Amsterdam"?
I wonder, who buys this stuff? And, even more important, why?
But maybe I have got it all wrong. Maybe the fact that you can find the exact same thing even in your hometown is what people love about it! Perhaps that is what makes it "fashionable"... Honestly I don't know.
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