An official portrait poser in Havana, Cuba, November 2016
Hex colour reference: #fce883
A colourful note: yellow was, of course, in the original 1903 set of Crayola crayons and still remains. In Crayola world, it has changed shade a little over the years and has had many alternative names, including Daffodil, Lemonade and Kansas Yellow Brick Road.
This familiar English name came from the Old English geolu and geolwe. Hence, English yellow, German gelb, Swedish gul and others.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 February 2017
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Travel with Intent 
Whereabouts did you find him, Debs? Cigar factory?
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He was near the Ambos Mundos Hotel. But there were similar posers around the city, wearing official badges!
He was very charming and would pose for several shots per camera for the 1 CUC.
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But hardly spontaneous!!
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Exactly! Outside Havana, there were plenty willing to have photos taken without a fee.
On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 4:59 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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So you never managed an image without a fee in Havana?? Unless snooping with a zoom, presumably
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No, I did get a few, but there were mainly money-demanding!
On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 5:13 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Which raises the question why yellow isn’t the colour of envy and jealousy in English, gelb is in German. Another question: What’s the poser supposed to pose for? It’s not a cigar and looks like black salsify, but must be somethin exotic?
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It has various connotations in English – cowardice more than jealousy, I would say.
He poses for tourists who want photos, and they pay him 1 CUC. Its a well-paid job I reckon
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