Alanis Morrisette

Nearly all ready-made clothes worn by local folks are secondhand from Europe or America. The most obvious example of this is t-shirts. T-shirts are a scourge upon the secondhand and Salvation Army shops of America, as anyone who has tried to find a decent one at those places can attest. I think I’ve already blogged about the hilarious t-shirt sightings I’ve seen, such as “Cheerleaders are Athletes Too!” worn by a man, “Moms United for Safe Driving” worn by a man, “Sackler Family Reunion 1998 West Virginia,” etc.

Recently I was talking to a fellow PCV who recounted a story of running into another PCV wearing what appeared to be an ironic t-shirt. Here’s the exchange:

PCV A: (Reading his t-shirt) What’s Ben Folds Five?
PCV B: It’s a band.
PCV A: Oh, did you get that at the marché?
PCV B: No, its from America.
PCV A: Wow, that sucks!