A Sociologist's Unexpected Lessons From Running a Holland Village Market Stall

A Sociologist's Unexpected Lessons From Running a Holland Village Market Stall

All images by Xue Qi Ow Yeong for RICE Media. At first glance, Global Village Snack Shop doesn’t stand out among its neighbours at Holland Village Market & Food Centre. Small details, though, set it apart—the fairy lights casting a warm glow on the storefront, the wall of art prints and New Yorker posters, the eclectic assortment of snacks.  The tiny stall—only slightly bigger than an HDB bomb shelter—feels like a supermarket’s exotic food aisle…