During that shopping experience it became very clear to me that I am living amongst some of the tallest and biggest people in the world. Luckily for my friend and me, we eventually found some small sized stuff from a Turkish textile shop. We were really happy to find it.
Normally, I would already be waiting for the summer sales by now. But the situation in Ede made me realise I should instead save my money to shop in my home city, Tashkent in Uzbekistan. It is no fun to watch people who are enjoying their shopping trying on clothes that are suitable for them. I wish those lucky people nice shopping.
Comparing the Netherlands to Uzbekistan, we do have tall and big people in my country, but we also take the needs of small people into account. Clothing is quite cheap as well, as anyone can hire a tailor in Uzbekistan. Besides, many girls can sew a dress for themselves from a material called “atlas” which is full of rainbow colors and looks really beautiful..Avazkhuja Akbarkhujaev
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NL:Grootste kleren ter wereld Naar de uitverkoop kijkt Avazkhuja normaal al ver van tevoren uit. Maar niet in Nederland. Bij de vorige sale heeft ze zes uur gewinkeld in Ede, zonder iets in haar maat te vinden. Alles was veel te groot. Dat krijg je als je tussen de langste mensen ter wereld woont. In thuisland Uzbekistan verkopen ze alle maten. Bovendien is het er goedkoop je kleding te laten verstellen. Of je maakt zelf iets van het populaire, kleurrijke materiaal genaamd ‘atlas’.