She cries out loud to the passers by, so they might offer her some money, initially she carried a big bag of used children books and video tapes to sell, then later she seems quit selling anything, in the photo however, seems like she is holding two lighters in her hands.
Once, saw her at via Garibaldi, wailing, approaching people passing by, then, she stopped, took out her cell phone, made a call and walked away chatting with someone on her phone.
I don't know, someone with a cell phone, doesn't really appear to be so desperate to beg on the street and she could switch off her wailing like closing a tap, just makes her display of desperation absurd.
She reminds me of someone who chatted online, claimed to be unfed for three days and yet miraculously has access to internet to chat and ask for money to be sent to him....
P.S : Saw her yesterday walking in piazza Carignaolo, eating an ice cream....
