Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Gypsy Beggar

The gypsies are everywhere, once they were fascinating and intriguing group of people, often seemingly mysterious and liberal......
Now, after being 'blocked' by them in every street, asking for money, insistently pushing their hand, or even their babies right in your way to get money, a sense of irritation given rise. Not to mention, eye witnessing them trying to pickpocket in bus stops, on the metro and various places.....



As for this woman ( not really sure if she is gypsy or not ) begging at the corner of via Po and piazza Vittorio, one might care to offer some coins to her. After a few steps along the same stretch of street, seeing women with the same style of clothing standing or squatting there, begging in the same way, one begins to wonder if they belong to a corporation of professional beggars....


1 comment:

William Kendall said...

It can be hard to tell what to do. Here we have the Salvation Army- probably the best way to actually help is to give to that agency. They're the most effective.