What is a Tout?
A tout is a British term for a person who attempts to get paid for activities they have not be asked to perform. Alternately, the tout may be equivalent in American English to the term scalper, a person who resells tickets for events at a marked up value. Further some restaurants in tourist areas will employ a tout to direct people to restaurants or bars. The tout may not only receive a tip for the tourist, but also a fee from the business to which the tourist is directed. The tout can perform other activities that are generally deemed either illegal or misleading. Examples of tout behavior can be found in many countries. For example, a person stopped at a stoplight might have someone on foot race up to wash his or her window. The window washer expects a tip. This is a common practice among people who are homeless and who live under overpasses. People may wave such a tout away, or refuse to give a tip. Since one has not contracted the service, one is not obligated to pay for it. In Eng
