Page 2- The Perkins
1993
Street Sellers are concentrated on intersections of
Capitalism is alive and well on major thoroughfares. The majority
the streets of" Mexico. In fact of these salesmen are young men,
sometimes it is right in you face and even boys. Selling gum, newspapers
very persistent, or produce they approach as numy
I live in a large metropolitan area cars as possible which are waiting
and there are plenty of small-time at the stoplight. There are vendors
operators out to make some money, selling roses who can be pretty
These are vendors who are simply aggressive especially if you've got
out on file street selling products, a female in the car, in which
Independently operating salesmen case they're not above trying
anywhere can bc very aggressive,
since their income depends directly
upon their les.
qbrreon is a modem city with
wide streets and vendors
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by Allan Wall
windshield while you're waiting at
the stoplight. Then you pay them
a small fee. The problem is, they
don't always ask your permission.
Sometimes they just come fight up
to the car and start washing, hoping
you'll feel guilty to refuse payment.
Sometimes they do it even if you tell
them no.
Then there are the entertainers,
clowns, jugglers and dancers who
to embarrass you into making a do a quick performance at a
purchase. ' stoplight in hopes for a little money.
But the most aggressive of Some dancers dress up in native
all are the windshield wipers. American, presumably Aztec garb.
These are boys who wash your I saw one such with a large
headdress on who was playing
a flute and drum simultaneously
while his pregnant wife went down
the line of stopped cars asking for
money.
Various charities avail themselves
of the stoplights captive audi-
ence to ask for donations. And
I shouldn't neglect to mention
the fire-breathers. These guys put
kerosene in their mouths and light
them, thus blowing out a long
flame, entertaining everyone at the
stoplight in hopes of receiving
money. Its an impressive sight to see
at night, though not I think very
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healthy. And bear in mind that all
these enterprises mentioned thus far
take place at a stoplight.
Some young men in Torreon wash
cars for money. Alongside a certain
park in Torreon is found the largest
congreg___ati0n of these operators.
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They're somewhat aggressive and
will holler at you and even follow
along to persuade you to stop and
get your car washed. I have to
respect them, and all the vendors,
since they're trying to nmke some
money by providing a service in
return. Whether or not a particular
transaction is worth it or not is
of course another question, which
is at the discretion of the buyer.
A salesman can be persuasive and
convince you to buy something you
don't really need.
Remember the expression about
the salesman who could sell refrig-
erators to an Eskimo?
Sometimes in Torreon you can
encounter Tarahumarans, a native
American group from the neighbor-
ing state of Chichuahua. They were
a distinctive costume with headband
and sell handcrafts.
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Once I started to talk to I
Tarahumaran boy in a park
we had a trouble communicating.
I realized he had something in
common, Spanish was the native
languagc of neither of us. There are
still Indians in Mexico that don't
speak Spanish, though less than
before. Many others speak it as
second language.
In addition to street vendors,
there are beggars, people
asking for money. It's difficult
deal with these people. You
to help people, however, I
some are lazy panhandlers who
going to waste it. Some people
themselves to blame for their
poverty.
An effective begging tactic
have seen is a woman
child and brandishing a
bill. However, this country has
socialized medicine. A lot of
tl
beggars are professional beggars,
they beg everyday. Many hav¢i
the same place each day.
of the beggars axe
In Mexico City I saw a
with a horribly repulsive
foot resembling elephantiasis.
doesn't that guy go to the
hospital, get it cleaned and
it I asked myself. Well, I answered
myself, then it wouldn't look so
disgusting and evoke so
sympathy. Cynical, yes. Only
can judge a beggars heart and
think there's a special place in
for those who take advantage of ti
good will of others.
For a beggar, looking
is the key. The dirty 3-year old
who thrusts her palm upward likl
pro. And the hard times story.
once in a small village Victor
I were accosted by a poor
fellow needing a break.
dead, something was wrong with
mother, and he had many
and sisters. Would we be so kind
to give him some money for
Well, we decided to do him
better. We offered to go tO the
and buy him some bread.
he became very excitedl No,
just wouldn't do! None of the
in town sold bread! Well
just purchased bread five
earlier, we know that wasn't
Suddenly, his request changed.
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