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.
no, i am with you. sales = legit. and honestly it applies equally to the dang little kids sports teams who ask for donations in front of the safeway etc. SELL SOMETHING, DANG IT> i will buy whatever crap you are hawking, but i am not going to GIVE you $ if you beg for it. i have told the parents that accompany the kids more than once that they need to sell stuff and not have the kids beg. it annoys me to no end.