tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309767.post235151426967410599..comments2024-01-04T13:54:21.297+04:00Comments on Social Science in the Caucasus: Street Children in TbilisiHansGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363857450625734125noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309767.post-13651582162371107192007-05-10T17:17:00.000+04:002007-05-10T17:17:00.000+04:00My experiences from several visits to Tbilisi is t...My experiences from several visits to Tbilisi is that there exists two kinds of beggars: Older georgian women with passive strategy, and Romani beggars with very aggressive strategy using children as approach. They were easily recognized as Romani, because they all said the same sentence: "Money, money, dollar, lari. Mister, please, please". And had same kind of clothes. Exactly the same strategy used in Paris. I never saw individuals that could be identified as Georgians. <BR/><BR/>The networks of Romani beggars have been much debated in Norway too, as it has proved to be highly organized begging. Still the begging is mostly done by grown ups. They pose as invalids with crutches, wheelchairs and different props. Many cities debates bans against this begging, and we now see norwegian beggars with signs around their necks stating: "I am Norwegian".Eistein G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712916193481215232noreply@blogger.com