Whatever you call them, we have loads of them in our town. I find these urban nomads fascinating. They sometimes take on work (daily stuff) but they mostly get by from begging and scavenging. They only work to live - never living to work.
They do tend to smoke a lot of weed, but don't tolerate meth heads or ugly drunks. They're very into the whole peace and love thing. They seem to really live in the moment and not think about their futures at all.
They are almost all 20-something. Some are taking a break from college. Some come from what seems like no home at all; their friends and the road are their home. Some are a bit off - not just eccentric, but a bit mad.
They're mostly polite and sweet, if you are polite with them.
The feelings of the townies here about them are mixed, but it's mostly "live and let live" (and please, find a shower!) They seem to be impervious to stink.
Do these folks come to where you live?
What do you think?