Begging is probably the lowest rung of the social ladder: a visible indicator of the state’s failure to succour the have-not and Singapore possibly the only country in the world that is beggar-free. Not a great deal of shame is associated with asking for a hand-out in the West, particularly when practised by one of […] Read more
May 2014
Graz, Austria’s second largest city, is guarded by a clock tower on the hill known as Schlossburg and reached by 264 steps built by Russian prisoners during WWI. Zooming up in a trice in a glass lift was a relief but I felt guilty about the easy ride and and walked down when I might […] Read more
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