[adam]

If someone is trying to sell you something on the street and you aren't interested, just firmly tell them that you are not interested and keep walking at the same pace you were before. This is something I learned in my 20's traveling to different countries in Europe. I lived in cities in 3 different countries for a total of 1 year. It seems that the bigger the city, the more panhandling occurs. Of course, you also get more businesses, more pedestrians, more congestion, more public events, more everything else too. Trust me, Hamilton's panhandling is mild, and this makes sense given the downtown core is barely 3kmX3km.