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by wickedwillie on January 18th, 2004

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In India, how should I handle adult beggars and child beggars?

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  • by swabby429 on March 12th, 2007

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    Adult beggars, alone...I'll give a few rupees...depending upon the circumstances if my intuition says it's OK.

    For groups of children, make sure you have a pocket of paise coins to toss and scatter as bait to get you out of a crowd pronto. The paise coins are practically worthless to the average tourist but will still help some poor kid find a bite to eat.

    Watch out for the religious beggars who want to wrap a holy thread on your arm or some other such thing. Walk briskly away without making eye contact.

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    • Are these beggars from the poorest underclass of India which they call the untouchables?

      Schonberg

      by Schonberg on September 4th, 2009

    • By and large, they are. Regardless of caste, I err in favor of compassionate action.

      swabby429

      by swabby429 on September 7th, 2009

    • To err is to stray away from something,or to sin, does this mean you treat the untouchables without compassion?

      Schonberg

      by Schonberg on September 7th, 2009

    • Schonberg...sorry for the delay. I've been on hiatus from Answerbag.
      I treat untouchables, dalits with compassion. I don't know why I wouldn't do so. Again, I act (as if) the begging is legit.

      swabby429

      by swabby429 on March 14th, 2010

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