WE often talk about the differences between Glasgow and Edinburgh, and now we wonder if even the beggars are different.
WE often talk about the differences between Glasgow and Edinburgh, and now we wonder if even the beggars are different.
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Ken Smith
We only ask as Eleanor Balfour asked a mendicant on Edinburgh's Princes Street if he would like a coffee. "Yes," he replied, then stunned her by adding: "A medium frappuccino with a hazelnut shot, thanks."
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Coffee culture
WE often talk about the differences between Glasgow and Edinburgh, and now we wonder if even the beggars are different.
We only ask as Eleanor Balfour asked a mendicant on Edinburgh's Princes Street if he would like a coffee. "Yes," he replied, then stunned her by adding: "A medium frappuccino with a hazelnut shot, thanks."
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