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Looky looky men
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Looky Looky men is a name given to the commonly seen street traders from Africa that sell goods to tourists in Spain as well as other nearby countries such as Portugal, Italy and Greece. Typically, the items sold by Looky Looky men include sunglasses, watches, handbags, wallets and novelty items. The name Looky Looky is derived from the phrase the traders use to attract customers to their products, often also greeting males from the UK as "Del Boy". Description Looky Looky men are often from Senegal or other West African countries. They have a particularly strong presence on Tenerife as well as in other popular tourist destinations in and near the Mediterranean, such as the Costa del Sol. There are also African women who do hairbraiding and Chinese vendors as well, mostly females, to be found operating in the same locations as the Looky Looky men. Looky Looky men have been accused of selling pirated goods and being illegal immigrants in Spain. They were purged from Puerto Banus, Marbella in Spain in 2010. In popular culture Looky Looky men are featured in the film The Inbetweeners Movie. See Also
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