http://www.tropicpost.com/shoe-stealing-big-business/ The News behind the News Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:57:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.tropicpost.com/shoe-stealing-big-business/comment-page-1/#comment-2380 Stolen Shoes Fair Game Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:08:21 +0000 http://www.tropicpost.com/?p=1199#comment-2380 [...] Visitng a well known shrine in India, could be the cause of losing you best shoes, when they are left outside. Shoe stealing from well known shrines across India is a thriving business. The best known shoe bazaars are in Dedh, or Gulli Kurla.  The bazaars are thronged with bargain hunters searching through the stolen wares of more than 20 hawkers, in Kurla alone. The thriving stolen shoe-markets flourish under the nose of police, because people in India do not take the trouble to report stolen shoes. They believe that when shoes are stolen, it takes away their share of bad luck.  Across the world in South Korean a man took advantage of the custom to remove shoes when entering mourning rooms. As a sign of respect they are left outside the mourning room’s doors. Park would remove his shoes before entering mourning rooms, pretending to be one of the mourners. When he left the rooms he would leave his old shoes behind and step into a more expensive pair of shoes. To see how many shoes he stole click here… [...] [...] Visitng a well known shrine in India, could be the cause of losing you best shoes, when they are left outside. Shoe stealing from well known shrines across India is a thriving business. The best known shoe bazaars are in Dedh, or Gulli Kurla.  The bazaars are thronged with bargain hunters searching through the stolen wares of more than 20 hawkers, in Kurla alone. The thriving stolen shoe-markets flourish under the nose of police, because people in India do not take the trouble to report stolen shoes. They believe that when shoes are stolen, it takes away their share of bad luck.  Across the world in South Korean a man took advantage of the custom to remove shoes when entering mourning rooms. As a sign of respect they are left outside the mourning room’s doors. Park would remove his shoes before entering mourning rooms, pretending to be one of the mourners. When he left the rooms he would leave his old shoes behind and step into a more expensive pair of shoes. To see how many shoes he stole click here… [...]

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