Don't Just Do It!

As I was going to work today, a street singer got on the bus to perform a few songs in exchange for charity. If like me you live in Santiago, you would know that this is a fairly common occurrence. In fact, it is quite rare to ride the bus and not be confronted by some sort of peddling artist during one’s journey. They usually take the form of singers, musicians and –distressingly enough-, clowns. These performers will usually do their thing first and later ask for money in return from the people in the bus who, at least theoretically, are not obliged to pay them (though some misguided souls too often think otherwise, thus shamelessly breaking out in backhanded insults when the collection round has been poor). But I digress.

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