In Jordan, that truck playing a jingle has come to sell you gas

The World

When residents in Jordan hear electronic jingles coming from a truck, it doesn't mean they're coming to sell you ice cream. It's time to get cooking gas. Some think it's part of Jordan's daily soundtrack, others say it’s noise pollution. Journalist Elise Burr described these sounds for our partners at Economist Radio.

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