In Africa the counties were so poor they would rob sailors of their clothes but not their money.. They wouldn't take money because the police are brutal there.
I think the worst part would be kids prostituting, much worse than begging IMO
We pulled into port in the Republic of Georgia. Two little Gypsy kids, a boy and a girl begging for money. The boy was sitting in a decrepit, broken, rusted wheelchair and the girl was standing next to him. After a while, I saw the boy stand up, push the decrepit wheelchair to the next block and now it was the girl's turn to sit in it.
Clever kids.