Here the more bitter sides of the country start coming forth. As dusk settled in, the child beggars started emerging. What a position to be in; on the one hand, there's these tiny doe-eyed children asking so nicely whether you can spare some change. Then there's us, knowing that we can, but shouldn't.
The money would never go to them, ultimately. They wouldn't be going to feed their families either, but rather to fund the cruelty of people who run child beggar leagues - much like the ones seen in the movie Slumdog Millionaire.
If one is feeling particularly charitable, giving money to these child beggars isn't the way to go. Give the money to schools instead. That way, you know that your money is helping - but of course, at the painful cost of having to ignore the pleading of a small child.
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well that's magnificently depressing.
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