A Different World by junge1
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We were close to the border crossing with Morocco when we saw this scene in Ceuta. These women were hauling heavy bales of some sort of material. They were dirty, sweaty, some of them barefoot and carrying on without complaint, while the few men in evidence did absolutely nothing besides sitting around and scratching themselves. We could not believe what we saw - it certainly was something we had never seen before.
Ceuta is an autonomous City of Spain and an exclave located on the north coast of North Africa surrounded by Morocco. It lies on the border of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean and prior to 14 March 1995 it was regarded as a part of Cadiz Province.
This is a scanned picture taken in July 1989,
Sig...
Comments (26)
emmecielle
Decidedly an other life, customs and traditions! A wonderful capture, Sig! :)
blinkings
OK so we can gather that the dying art of chivalry is officially dead and buried in Ceuta! Great slice of life shot.
Rainastorm
Wow....
clbsmiley
Different indeed!
West_coaster07
Great capture Sig!!
Feliciti
really different and hardly conceivable !!
dragonmuse
Bit of an eye opener. thanks for sharing.
Faemike55
Great capture! Different lands - different cultures - different modes of life
bazza
See what woman's lib has done here they get to carry their own heavy loads... Equality at work lol.. Nice shot Sig.
TallPockets
Coming SOON to a city and state near you? (SIGHS) SUPER shot!!
Lashia
Wow amazing capture of the culture clash most dont see. Awesome photography- thanks for sharing! :) And you should check out the Photography Story Challenge!
bobrgallegos
It'hard to explain some cultures so I won't try. LOL! Awesome shot!!!
Chipka
Ah...humanity! It's quite a stirring thing when you actually stop and look at it for what it is! Judging by the apparently uneven division of labor in this shot, I can definitely say one thing: Humans are mammals and, despite what we tell ourselves, as a species, we are not above mammalian behavior: look at everything from felines to primates...the females do the work, the males scratch themselves, yawn, and occasionally brawl when they're not urinating on something. That's so very mammal! I find that this is a wonderful piece of anthropological work: I find a great amount of interest in the architecture and the way things seem laid out. I might not necessarily want to know these people, but I find immense interest in seeing them and where they leave clutter and where they leave open space. There's a whole field of study focused on where humans leave clutter, on why garbage accumulates over here but not over there. And it looks like Ace bandages are universal, and in "flesh" color too...which, of course, never matches any kind of darker human skin-tone; it doesn't even match the pink skin tones either. I find that more disturbing than the division of labor issue...and quite telling, as one is probably more related to a lot of things than we'd care to admit. All of that aside--I do tend to go on a bit!--this is a great shot! I love glimpses into other cultures, especially those that in some ways are a lot older than the dominant culture we recognize now. This is quite amazing work.
auntietk
As a photograph, and as a cultural commentary, and as a bit of sociology, this is really fine work, my friend. Not everywhere in the world is like everywhere else (as you know better than I), and I'm glad we've come so far that we're shocked by this division of labor.
charpix
Busy and colorful. We have been to Spain, but did not go to Morocco, but we almost did. We had to decide either Morocco, or on to Madrid, and Madrid won out. This is a colorful scene. I am sure the women do the job much better and more efficiently, as is usually the case. ;c) One of these days they may make a union strike, and then the men will have to try to do some work!
Dreamingbee
very different - it is just such another sight of life and always important to see ..
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
farmerC
Shining work.
debbielove
The only time I ever 'called' at Morocco, I was surrounded by men (not beggars) trying to sell me rubbish, and hounding me for everything.. Within 30 mins I left.. Never left the liner again.. That's my view of Morocco (and Egypt, same happened BUT worse!) That said Sig, your picture shows life as I expect it still is perfectly.. Good shot! If they all have not come to the UK now.. Rob
mariogiannecchini
A wonderful capture !
drifterlee
Fantastic shot!
flavia49
fabulous image and info!!
renecyberdoc
yeah the lazy "s...ers.
danapommet
Nice colors in this scanned photo my friend. Looks like the woman on the right has a wrapped right foot. Not the best work but maybe not a lot of choices. Dana
junge1
We didn't get the impressions that they had any choices! Thats what made it so sad!
carlx
Great capture, title and mood, Sig!!!