But, as I said, I realize this all may be pure conjecture on my part and I suppose there is a difference in being tolerant from afar, as long as it is not in your own backyard.When I was in Latvia a few years ago, I did see a couple of bedraggled, old women asking for money in the streets and was told that these were 'Cigani', to keep away from them, steer clear of them, not talk to them.