At the ferry port, we wait for hours in the afternoon sun, street sellers sustaining us with a steady supply of fried plantain crisps covered in mango syrup.
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Buyers and sellers seemed to be reacting to the Bank of England's stricter lending rules for banks, which were designed to cool the market.
Above all there are the glances into a child's metropolis of toy shops and school gates, of hurdy-gurdy men and balloon sellers.
"We're starting to see a little bit of that demand increase, and the sellers are reluctant to give clients too much more than they normally have because they know what's going on and they don't want to be caught short either," he said.
Dad, tongue stuck firmly in cheek, decided on a couple of occasions that if people expected us to be fruit and veggie sellers, then he'd help fulfil the prejudice.
And at 92, she was one of the UK's longest-serving poppy sellers.
Wine sellers near to the Channel ports will probably speak some English.
Yet, making a surprise call on Kensington poppy sellers in a mundane red coat a few days ago, she did little to excite newspaper editors and fashion commentators.
"Indulgence" foods are also big sellers - like biscuits covered in yoghurt icing and carob-coated biscuits.
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