Exactly my point. You said it’s an old trope that doesn’t happen anymore. It may not be pencils specifically everywhere, but it most definitely still happens in the general sense. You have the kids selling chicle in Mexico, people (especially kids) sell toothbrushes in east Africa, adults sell 10-packs of tissues all over the world, hell, I’ve seen people walking around selling bottles of water in Vegas.
Exactly my point. You said it’s an old trope that doesn’t happen anymore. It may not be pencils specifically everywhere, but it most definitely still happens in the general sense. You have the kids selling chicle in Mexico, people (especially kids) sell toothbrushes in east Africa, adults sell 10-packs of tissues all over the world, hell, I’ve seen people walking around selling bottles of water in Vegas.