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Originally Posted by mani
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firstly they're not muslims. they're romanians/bosnians. they have a gimmick and htey like to play on it. i was on wilmslow rd and some guy came to us holding that paper we jsut told him to go away. later he comes into the take away and orders a huge meal and then carries on beggin with the punters inside the shop
these ppl are nothing short of thieves so u gotta beware of them
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Mani is quite right - these people are Romanian gypsies. There was a plague of 'em down here until about 5 years ago - they had come on the basis that they were asylum seekers and it took a few years to ship them back. However, since Romania's accession into the EU in January, they are once again plying their trade on the streets and underground . The babies the women have with them are usually drugged with nightnurse or something similar.
I thought it would have been a few more months before they reached Accy, but if they are there now, then beware. Other than the mother/baby begging scam, watch out for an invaision of their kids, especially in the pubs; a couple of 'em will go in and cause a bit of havoc while a few more or their adults will get to work on lifting handbags, mobiles, etc.
Funnily enough, its not just the Romanians we're seeing begging here now; the Poles have started it. I had one accost me on sunday and he turned up again last night although he shot off when I offered to throw him in the dock if I saw him asking for money again.