Stilt fishing

This is one of the iconic sights of Sri Lanka:  People fishing from poles stuck out in the sea.  The only thing these guys fish for now are tourists.
We managed to haggle them right down in price by walking off (convincingly) and then letting another group pay the full price to view them on the poles and then we chucked a small amount on top.  However, I did feel like I was being exploited.   Not sure why though. I'd happily pay to watch actors or dancers put on a show. Why shouldn't they earn a living from it?  Also, nobody was unpleasant or forced us to pay or was underhand or anything, but still...  I think it was because even once people had paid they really looked they would really rather be doing almost anything else.
Also, now I come to think of it I still owe my mate Dean for my share of their fee.  Ooops!

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