pretty much just white trash on stilts!
do they have gypsies in Italy? i just recall the indian looking types hawking pashmina scarves and umbrellas near subway stops.
I have no problem with vendors. In fact, in France I saw a guy making baskets by hand, and I thoght, “good on you!”. In milan, it is just the music playing in subways, and they make the little kids walk around with a cup. once it was a “pregnant” girl. In Paris, it was pretty aggressive begging. Venice, the old lady just kneels on the ground like she is crippled. I am so over it.