western australia

Hung by the neck

@JudyEv (381759)

Rockingham, Australia

January 24, 2020 10:54pm CST

The other family we know here is the one holding the wedding later this week. We’re waiting for a phone call from them and will be meeting up later today. I’m getting used to the streets here in Kathmandu and to all the people, hurrying every which way either on foot or with some form of transport. Some of the shops have models on which to display their clothes. Almost always, the models lean out from an upright position. They are stopped from falling on their faces by a string around their neck which looks a bit gross but is also funny. About the middle of the top photo, you can see a row of models on the second floor, all leaning out over the street. They’re all supported by a string round their necks. The bottom photo shows the string better.

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@Alexandoy (65302)

• Cainta, Philippines

25 Jan 20

Oh those mannequins have a rope like they were going to be executed waheehee.

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

That's what it looks like, doesn't it? Bit bizarre.

@Alexandoy (65302)

• Cainta, Philippines

26 Jan 20

@JudyEv that may be their own style there. It looks weird to me.

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

@Alexandoy Yeah. Me too.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

25 Jan 20

i am always curious when I visit places as to how they display clothes. fun picture!

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

I felt strange looking at the model with a string around his neck!

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan 20

@DocAndersen That's why I put the bottom photo. You can see the string on the guy without a face. That yellow line is a string.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

26 Jan 20

@JudyEv it is a little hard to see

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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)

• Pamplona, Spain

25 Jan 20

Have a great time there and hope the wedding goes well.

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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)

• Pamplona, Spain

26 Jan 20

@JudyEv Have fun there.

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

Only a couple of days to go now.

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@rakski (156200)

• Philippines

25 Jan 20

Ahaha. I saw that. That is a funny way of putting the models or manequins. Maybe because they lack space to put them

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@rakski (156200)

• Philippines

26 Jan 20

@JudyEv I wonder how will they change the outfits of those mannequins? will someone go up on a ladder? ahaha

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

@rakski I hadn't thought about that. I guess they grab the string and pull the head back towards the building.

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

Yes, that could well be the case. Some of the little shops are chockablock full of merchandise.

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@amitkokiladitya (171988)

• Agra, India

25 Jan 20

Hha...is it because there are strong winds that make them fall?

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

It could be and I guess no-one can steal them while they are hung up like that.

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

@amitkokiladitya They could still topple to the side I guess.

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@amitkokiladitya (171988)

• Agra, India

26 Jan 20

@JudyEv haha...but i wonder no one even they are tied by leg

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@arunima25 (93194)

• Bangalore, India

25 Jan 20

They have found an easy and cost effective way to keep them in place. But it definitely looks like they are being executed

. Are you doing some shopping there? Heard that it's a good place to shop.

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

We hadn't intended to do any shopping but because of the cheap prices I might buy some tracksuit type pants and a puffer jacket. We will also buy scarves for our two sons.

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan 20

@arunima25 That's true. We bought shawls for our sons yesterday.

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@arunima25 (93194)

• Bangalore, India

27 Jan 20

@JudyEv It's an economical place to buy such stuffs. You even get good quality shawl for right price.

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@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

25 Jan 20

Gee, that is funny. One time I was in Lynchburg VA, and I was driving through the area, I saw a mannequin just kind of standing on the sidewalk. It was unusual to see it there.I never saw one outside of a store.

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

Lynchburg is a pretty awful name too! But appropriate for this discussion.

There are quite a lot of mannequins on the sidewalks here.

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

25 Jan 20

I see very well how they hung from the first floor, it is an ingenious method.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

26 Jan 20

@JudyEv It is funny, but without they would surely fall down on the road.

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

It makes me feel a bit funny to see the strings around their necks.

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@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

25 Jan 20

That is funny.

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

I thought it was amusing.

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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

7 Feb 20

'tis a tad bit disturbin' whilst funny 'n quite smart 't the same time, eh? where space's most limited, seems a great idea to show their wares, eh?

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Feb 20

I agree it's a good way to show off what they've got but the strings give me a funny feeling.

@xFiacre (14782)

• Ireland

25 Jan 20

@judyev That could be really quite unsettling if you were passing them on the way to court even just To face the consequences for a driving offence

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

And in Snowy's response here, she mentioned Lynchburg!!

@garymarsh6 (23979)

• United Kingdom

25 Jan 20

Hahaha that is an interesting way to display things which serves two purposes. The dummies won't fall and it is difficult to steal them!

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

True but I can hardly bear to look at them!!

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@teamfreak16 (43567)

• Denver, Colorado

25 Jan 20

At least it's not a noose!

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

It just looks like one! And Snowy's response mentioned Lynchburg which seemed pretty appropriate.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

25 Jan 20

I think those were just inflatable mannequins which doesn't have enough weight to support its own that's why a tie is necessary to avoid falling down.

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

You might be right although they looked like the normal ones.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

26 Jan 20

@JudyEv I agree though that they looks like.

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@andriaperry (118793)

• Anniston, Alabama

25 Jan 20

That is hilarious

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

Strung up by the neck!

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

27 Jan 20

@JudyEv I see the string. Here they put mannequins in display windows to show people different clothes that they can buy in the store.

@happylife1 (13403)

• Karachi, Pakistan

25 Jan 20

ha ha ha........good method to attract the cumstomer

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@JudyEv (381759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 20

True. Clothes often look better on a model than just on a hanger.