Friday, August 20, 2010

8/11 Beggars

Beggars are virtually unheard of in Saigon.  Yes there are a few in Pham Nhu Lao, but in other areas the displaced are for the most part relegated to selling lottery tickets to people in the little cafes with the little stools. There was, however, an older woman wheeling around a young disabled man at a cafe that I frequent tonight.  She walked him around the tightly knit tables and almost every table gave them a few thousand Dong.  Even with my experience at the shelter, I am very curious as to where the indigent are.  Compared to India and even the US, there is just no one sleeping on the street.  What happens to the homeless in Saigon?

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