[mattm]

I often stay at the Bavaro Princess, and every time I walk outside the gates and head toward the plaza, I get every single guy who is trying to sell some paintings coming over wanting to shake my hand and invite me to his shop.

I don't know spanish, and I know these people just want to make a living. Is there a way that I can easily shoo them away without being seen as a nasty north american? One time I said no thanks 3 times to a guy, and I'm pretty sure he was calling me names afterwards. Really made me not want to go shopping!