window shopping

anyone else ever noticed the similarity between a slow sales day in the fashion/underwear/shoe shop area of town (aka shopping paradise for laydeez) and the amsterdam red-light district canal?

Let me explain. On this particular street here in Budapest, there were almost no shoppers shopping. a few people walking past, but even then not many. Probably because it was rainy, and it's cold here. and the wind blows the cold right through you. it's not been a day for walking around and browsing.

I was exploring. I hadn't acquired a map yet, and was wandering around aimlessly. Glacing in the windows, time and again I saw an attractive girl sales assistant. Doing nothing; no customers to be served. Just standing around looking back out at me. Just like in those red windows of Amsterdam. The guys look in and the girl looks back out at them.

Now, granted, she wasn't actually wearing the crotchless knickers, but she was probably selling them :)