The comment that stood out to me was someone saying “but that was 44 years ago”. I was a teenager then and poor people didn’t sell pencils on the street in 1980 either. It was an old trope from the 40s? 50s? Much like I’ve never seen an organ grinder with a monkey or poor children selling matches.
You see this on trains in Argentina. I have also seen it in Seattle, but some years ago. I don’t think it’s that common but I suspect that it used to be.
The comment that stood out to me was someone saying “but that was 44 years ago”. I was a teenager then and poor people didn’t sell pencils on the street in 1980 either. It was an old trope from the 40s? 50s? Much like I’ve never seen an organ grinder with a monkey or poor children selling matches.
Poor kids still sell matches and chicklets in Tijuana.
I’ve seen children selling gum in Tijuana but not matches. Bars gave them away last time I was there. Which was over 20 years ago to be fair.
You see this on trains in Argentina. I have also seen it in Seattle, but some years ago. I don’t think it’s that common but I suspect that it used to be.