immigrants in europe, and there are a lot of them, are extremely business minded, cashing in minor legal inconveniences for profit.
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1. in barcelona liquor stores close at 10pm and beer at the bar is more than 3 euros; no worries, beer is delivered to you on the street for 1 euro a can (less if you bargain for it.)
2. in the milan train terminal one has to pay .80 euro for a wee (that’s more than a dollar in us currency), but the 10 immigrants who have rigged the charging gate can get you in for .20. if you don’t pay the 12 year old who makes the kind offer, the angered rest will kick the door of your stall down.
occasionally the police make a raid; everybody denies everything; and the sun still rises.