Child Vendors Met us Everyday

These little guys are some of the quickest-witted, under-handed, most conniving people we have met so far.  They pressure, cajole, nearly threaten, and beg pity…anything to get a buck.  Once we were on to their schemes, they actually grew on us and we tended to slip them some snacks, buy a couple books, even treat them to ice cream just for the hell of it.  Sometimes they'd even just sit and chat with us until the local restaurant owners shooed them away…but basically everyone around knew and looked after them.