Tag: begging
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What do you do when a stranger on the street asks you for money?
A couple of weeks ago, I was having brunch at a popular expat beach spot with a researcher friend, another Australian. As we sat chatting with our feet in the sand, men carrying wooden poles strung with fruit wound their way through tables, offering tightly bagged passionfruit and spiky fresh pineapples to brunch-goers. They’re a…