The boss definitely won't agree to let drivers waste gas money on air conditioning, so these small tea stalls under the shade of trees emerged.
They don't just sell tea but also fried noodles, Myanmar spicy salad, and similar items.
There are even fashion magazines featuring scantily clad women to provide some diversion. The subtle difference between "fashion" and "erotica" is practically negligible in the minds of the drivers in Yangon.
As long as you're not bothered by the questionable sanitation conditions there, 1,000 Myanmar Kyat can help you while away a whole day, which is less than 50 US cents.
In the past, when Mona and Gu Weijing would go out, the servant from their gold store from Mumbai frequently stayed in places like these.
Miss Sande Nu refers to it as - "The Starbucks of the Third World."
Gu Weijing once tried to persuade Uncle Ah Lai that there was no need to wait there. It's now no problem for him to reimburse his assistant-slash-driver for a cup of coffee.
