Just Your Average 69-Year-Old College Freshman Studying Abroad.
It’s disturbing to see a man on his knees, begging in front of a line of tourists, in one of Europe’s fabled playgrounds — but there he is.
“A man his age should get a job.” a tourist protests to no one in particular.
It might warm her heart to know that not far away two young men are showing what personal initiative and responsibility look like. They’re in the field of Financial Acquisitions.
They greet visitors on the Metro and effortlessly strip the euro from their wallets before the doors close. They drop the wallets which are returned by bystanders within seconds — the money’s gone but credit cards (not worth the risk of incrimination) are still there.
Times are hard in Barcelona. Beggars and thieves are doing what they can.