The reason I say they come from money is his attire. I think he can't bring himself to look homeless no matter what and as long as he still gets his fix funds by begging clean shaven, he won't have to. Alot of Heroine addicts don't look like addicts and have homes and work. He may just not want to work.
@chasinghosts:
If we are talking about the gypsies, the males can be a very narcissistic bunch. The ones I knew always had to have the best clothes, and always be kempt. It was so bad, a few I knew had counterfeit Rolex just to make them look like they had money.
I know from first hand experience that they are this way. I had a person who I thought was a friend live with me for a while. Let's just say he was scamming me and hurt me badly.
Watch out for the ones that go around tree trimming and doing asphalt. They are the worst. They prey on older people at home. Charge way more than they quote, sometimes case homes. Use below quality equipment and materials.
They are a strange bunch. They make a lot of money in a short period of time, and stop working until they run out of money...then they either go beg, or 'work'/scam again. They treat their women like objects, like a sub-standard person, who is below the male.
So, these people that are begging, are scammers. Straight up. The women are being forced to do it, I can almost guarantee it.