Something interesting happened to us yesterday and I thought I would share it here.
We were in Caballito yesterday and my fiancee started to feel very ill, so we stopped so she could sit and rest for a while. We had not been sitting for more than 2 minutes when a kid came up and said something to us.
This alarmed her and she got up and asked him what he said. This time he only said "a coin." I gave him a few cents and he went on his way.
She told me that when he came up to us he told her to give him something or else he was going to "cut her up." This may not be the exact translation, but thats the main point of what he said.
This kid could not have been more than 10 years old. I can't say whether he actually had a knife or would have done anything, but it's something to think about. Not all of these kids asking for coins are harmless.
I will say that this area where this happened is supposed to be very safe. We were only 2 blocks away from Parque Centenario.
We were in Caballito yesterday and my fiancee started to feel very ill, so we stopped so she could sit and rest for a while. We had not been sitting for more than 2 minutes when a kid came up and said something to us.
This alarmed her and she got up and asked him what he said. This time he only said "a coin." I gave him a few cents and he went on his way.
She told me that when he came up to us he told her to give him something or else he was going to "cut her up." This may not be the exact translation, but thats the main point of what he said.
This kid could not have been more than 10 years old. I can't say whether he actually had a knife or would have done anything, but it's something to think about. Not all of these kids asking for coins are harmless.
I will say that this area where this happened is supposed to be very safe. We were only 2 blocks away from Parque Centenario.