I've been thinking about some of the jobs that people do in Pakistan that they don't have in the west. Like the wala who takes care of the white horse for weddings. Like paan wale. Like ricksha wale. Like the sugar cane juicers. Etc. What others can you think of that are unique to the subcontinent?
There are some sugar cane juice walas in Canada.
In pakistan there are these guys who carry little cart. They have a thing on it, which makes cotton candy. You give them suger they make warm cotton candy for you out of that suger. yummy Once my Korean boss told me that she remember those cotton candy makers back in Korea too.
Cotton candy wala are found in fairs in USA. They do not hawk in the streets though. Also cotton candy is sold in bags and plastic buckets.
But it is true many kind of street hawkers are not found in USA like:
Sabzi wala
doodh wala
machli wala
gola ganda wala ( gola ganda is sold in stores in its different form.
Aam wala
Chooran wala
kapray wala
Bhangi is not found in USA ( Bhangi which will come to your house to clean your toilet. In offices they have those bhangies , they are called Janitors)
Teen dabbay wala
Raddi wala
Ghubbaray wala
Churi chaqo taiz karnay wala
Chaat wala
Gajak wala
Boosi tukray wala.
Murghi wala (lol)
But there is Ice cream walas who come in an ice cream trucks. In some streets of LA suburbs where there is majority of Mexican folks living I have seen . Ice cream wala pushing a hand cart. I have also seen some khilonay walas there too.