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Originally Posted by PIMking
Misspuck, They beg for money then if you don't give them money they try to mug you?
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That is what they did to us. It happened mainly in the Old Town near the alleyways. I was surprised I never saw them when I was alone. I don't know about now, but Prague was considered an extremely safe city when I was there. You could pretty much walk around at 2AM and not worry. The only thing they ever warned us about were the Gypsies.
The Czechs I was with often had to get very aggressive and loud to make them go away.
It's hard to know what the cause/effect is. Do other Roma make it nearly impossible to leave the culture? If they wanted to get an honest job or learn a skill, could they?
There were a few that seemed "nice", and having one of those kids look up at you with those huge pathetic brown eyes can kinda tug at your heart, but you always have to be on guard for that bait and switch routine.
Makes me think of those begging Roma kids in "Hostel".