tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20614275.post2081570688451707934..comments2024-03-08T09:26:07.970+01:00Comments on ¡Esto es jauja!: Force of numbersBigastroandbeyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01149977986056620867noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20614275.post-35119869015956940362012-06-26T14:35:54.282+02:002012-06-26T14:35:54.282+02:00I have no particular brief for these, generally &#...I have no particular brief for these, generally 'black', vendors of various items, but I do have to say I detect a little whiff of racism in your article.<br /><br />We have the same 'problem' with these people in Mazarron and indeed I have noticed it in many other parts of Spain, but at least these folks are not 'stealing', mugging or breaking into people's homes. They are trying to make some kind of a living, more than can be said for some others.<br /><br />If they are in Spain illegally, then they need to be rounded up and eventually deported, if present legally then their feeble efforts at paying their way should not be denigrated. Of course I know that many of them will be selling mostly fake goods, but probably not any less effective or durable than the piles of cheap rubbish that most of the recent influx of 'Chinese bazaars' stock.<br /><br />I do get irritated with these folks sometimes, too, but compared to their difficult lives my own life is pretty comfortable and, to be honest, when one tells them to go away I have always found that they do without any undue unpleasantess.<br /><br />Life is difficult in Spain just now, of course, for many people. I'm sure if the Spanish authorities really wished to 'get rid of' this 'problem' they could do so without too much trouble, but I suppose it boils down to the fact that the authorities have not forgotten that basic humanity is important, too, and for that I think they deserve some recognition, a not unremarkable thing in my view during the financial crisis the country is going through.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10393265755614039206noreply@blogger.com