Didn't see any beggars at all on the streets of Bangkok on my recent visit. This in contrast to when I first went there in the early 1990s when there were quite a few around. Hope this is a sign of genuine progress and they haven't just been 'moved' conveniently elsewhere.
In ironic contrast, it strikes me that when I was a kid you didn't see beggars anywhere around Manchester and environs. The appearance of a tramp in the locality seemed rather exotic. They were characters in stories and novels; not part of the real world. Now you can't miss them in any urban centre in the UK.
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