Wednesday walk challenge - Gambling in the streets, Díli, East Timor

Wednesday walk challenge, by my friend @tattoodjay :))

Timorese like gambling. It's a fact. Maybe because they are Asians, gambling is also part of their culture.

They gamble, they make bets, they love cockfights, they bet money on it, always. It's part of the adrenaline.

That's why it's perfectly normal you see men and even boys carrying cockfighters like a treasure, caressing them and treating them in a way they barely do to their wives and children.

During some championships, like the Euro or World Cup, they make crazy bets, like their motorbikes, cars, or huge amounts of money, even when they don't have it. Even in the workplace. And when there are no events at all, they make a list of employees and, month after month, the following person on the list gets an extra salary paid by the remaining ones on that list. They call it Warisan, a Malayan / Indonesian expression that means inheritance.

These guys I've met on the roadside during my walk were gambling a kind of dominoes card game. I had never seen such game. And I was lucky to have the chance to capture this scene to show you!

I hope you enjoyed to know a bit more about East Timor in this walk with me.

See you next Wednesday!

Thanks, my dear Jay!

Love to all!

Steem on!

Yours,
Isabel
Hippiesoul
www.isabelnolasco.com

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