Since I’ve been living in Cusco I just don’t go to the center of town all that often. Mostly because it’s a bit far from where I live and also because it’s always swarming with tourists, which means there are always people trying to sell stuff and don’t want to take no as an answer.
When being harassed to buy something (anywhere from a painting to a foto of me with a baby llama, or a massage), I try to politely say no or not today(maybe another day...). Well, I guess I made an impression on one of the dudes selling paintings from a previous time I was in the center. The other day, I told one of the venders no and they he proceeded to tell me, that I had said no the last time he saw me in the center and that this time I should actually buy something. I think I actually had spoken with him a while back. I couldn’t help but laugh to myself….
Another day as I was walking along a side of the plaza with lots of restaurants, trying to ignore everyone trying to sell me something, there was one girl outside a restaurant who started to approach me, but before she really said much of anything, I bluntly told her I didn’t want to eat at her restaurant. All of a sudden I realized I actually knew her and she wasn’t trying to sell me anything, but was just saying hi. Oops!! It was nice to talk with her and hear about how she’s doing, but when we parted ways, I was glad to have seen her, but was a bit embarrassed. I guess I should take another look at my “say no to everyone” policy…..
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