Comments on: The Rose Sellers of Milan http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=286 Thes - Old English for "this", neuter of thes, of West Germanic origin: Mediolanum - old name for Milan: Lif - Old English for "life", of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijf, German Leib 'body' Fri, 16 Nov 2018 07:21:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: Andy http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=286#comment-350 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:42:30 +0000 http://www.vandainmilan.com/?p=286#comment-350 Yes, I understand what you mean. The only thing in their favour, if you like, is that, if they are illegal, they cannot get ‘real’ work.
I do agree with you about the tips for low paid workers. It’s a little different here, in Italy. The pay differential between someone who has a salaried job and, say, someone who is a waiter in a restaurant, is not so big, nor are the waiters expected to ‘earn’ part of their salary via tips, whereas, in the US, from what I understand, tips are a part of the salary. However, I will read your post.

]]> By: Cecilieaux http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=286#comment-349 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:05:17 +0000 http://www.vandainmilan.com/?p=286#comment-349 I pick and choose. I never buy from elaborate beggars (which is essentially what these people are) on the theory that once you make this an occupation, begging is a choice. If you’re entrepreneurial enough to keep roses looking fresh, then you can damn well get a job.

I do tip people who work in low paid work. We need to reward work better. I wrote something about this in a post called “Almsgiving or Tipping” (http://cecilieaux.blogspot.com/2007/06/almsgiving-or-tipping.html).

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