An article on ABC.net.au covers the blight of people that beg from people who are objectively much poorer than them.
I hate begpackers. The worst part is that they take advantage of a generous people, who are actually much poorer than they are.
A lot of the blame needs to be placed on governments who in search of ever increasing tourist arrival numbers have thrown out all visa requirements.
I hate begpackers. The worst part is that they take advantage of a generous people, who are actually much poorer than they are.
A lot of the blame needs to be placed on governments who in search of ever increasing tourist arrival numbers have thrown out all visa requirements.
"Do they realise how much we have to spend just to get visas to visit their countries? And here they are parading themselves as needy in a context where poverty really means living in sub-human conditions," Nash Tysmans, a Filipina community worker told the ABC.
Authorities in Bali and Thailand are increasingly cracking down on 'begpackers'. Who are they?
Some would like to debate whether busking or selling trinkets is begging, but many people across South-East Asia hate 'begpackers' regardless.
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