Informal parking assistance is a critical but contentious source of income for the urban poor in big cities around the globe.
in Egypt. They have counterparts in large cities in South Africa, Tanzania, Jamaica, Morocco, Portugal, China, Pakistan, Iran, Cuba, Indonesia, Italy, Thailand, Malaysia, the Republic of Georgia, Venezuela, the Philippines, and Spain.
Car drivers want their parking to be free, and they don’t want to have to deal with members of a lower class. Self-appointed parking attendants threaten both those desires. In addition, some drivers feel physically intimidated by parking helpers and thus view them as extortionists. Stories abound that bolster this view, such as the urban legend that parking helpers will vandalize cars if they are not paid.
in South Africa who earned a master’s degree at the age of 51. For most people, like Jan, car parking means eking out a living and staying out of bigger trouble, like being sucked into the city’s drug trade and ending up in prison.
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