Sous, a licorice flavoured drink popular in the Middle East, is still sold on the streets and markets of Damascus by flamboyantly dressed men in costume.
A sous vendor cleanses his glasses with water with great flourish.
A sawwas, or vendor of sous, chats and jokes with his customers while they drink. The customers stand on a patch of water where the vendor had just rinsed his glasses with the water from the jug hanging on his belt.