[Desdemona]

If you think they are bad in Paris, go to Milan and hang around a city park.

I thought they were just as bad in Rome. In Florence, it was more panhandling than anything else. In Europe, period, you just have to be careful.

[stop_fascism]

I haven't been anywhere in Northern Italy that didn't have way too many gypsies. Panhandling is a good cover for petty theft. It's common for one to panhandle while another picks your pocket.

On the other hand, Django should could play guitar.