Here is some little tid-bits of things I have found out and wish to share with you.
The first flea market first came about in a French market in Paris called Seine-Saint-Dennis. The original market earned its name from infested clothing sold there there.
A flea market can be indoors or outdoors depending on the location and the weather. Some vendors sell food related items where others sell house hold items as well as just about anything you could imagine.
In Asia vendors are called Hawkers.They basically sell the same things as us. In the Philippines China and Hong Kong a lot of food items are sold. The Philippines "Balut" is sold. China is noted for selling fish balls. beef balls, bugziaio, roasted chestnuts and sticky tofu. There is very little government monitoring on setup and handling of food related items in these countries. I don't think I want to eat anything from these stalls.
Another term used to describe a flea market is the Spanish name "Tianguis" (Tiabquiztli). Which means open public market.
In Indonesia the term used is "Pasar malam" meaning night market.
Then there is Britain's Car boot sales. This is just simply selling items from the boot (trunk) of their car. These kinds of sales are also poplar in Australia.
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