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A Beggar asks you for Money
Do you ?
-Give a coin
-Ignore
-Give a coin only if you have Friends around you
-Give all you have on your Account
-Give a sandwich/apple/sushi etc
-Pull out the Vodka/Heroin/Glue etc and Rawk
-Take him/her home and include in your family/life
-Give a wink (of hope)
-Punch da Fist/Shoot Gun / Slice Knife / Spit in Face
-Explain how Society Functions>Taxes>Jobs>etc
-Call the Police
Discuss
-Pull out the Vodka/Heroin/Glue etc and Rawk:01:
:blink: I think most beggers would run if you tried to do that :lol:Quote:
-Take him/her home and include in your family/life
Jonno :cool:
I actually asked a local bgr if he wanted to come homeQuote:
Originally Posted by Jon L. Obscene
he said no and explained that
we live ina fuked up reality........
you can still meet him at the albert cuyp market - his name is John - african
nice guy
not pushy
Say "Hello its nice to meet you Bob, I did not know that the pension was that small".:) Then give him everything you have, money I mean. Or whatever.:rolleyes:
I actually bought a beggar beer, and wine on friday, every morning when iQuote:
Originally Posted by Jon L. Obscene
owned a college-restaurant 10 years ago.
In most cases accompanied by a firm bratwurst or some hot soup.
A small effort: i made good money those days.
It took about 3 months before he first said thanks.
First time i saw him smile.
Beautiful eyes.....
First full sentence was "happy holidays, have one on me......."
He gave me a bottle of wine he must have begged for quite some time.
I later learned it was a christmas-gift from his regular liquorstore.
I don't tell this to show how good i am; my guess is i received more than
i gave.
Like the moments he wasn't there on his regular spot, but left a note
appologising he couldn't receive my daily treat.
Etc, etc....
yogi
Give a coin now that I'm in SC, but I'd ignore if I were still in NJ cause most 'beggers' were professional hustlers....it was a job to them
Depends, I sometimes give a coin.
Other times when In a crappy mood I just walk past saying 'sorry'...
WTF is that? :huh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Yogi
Jonno :cool:
A story from the life of yogi.
i guess the poll has been denied
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mods explain yourself
Depends....
If I think/see he/she will buy alcohol for it then no I won't give him/her some coins.
If he/she really needs money 2 buy some food then yes I will give some coins
Not long ago, I didn't have enough money to eat. I lost everything except my car and a few belongings. Now, my first thought is how nobody was there to help me, ( except my sweethear who stayed beside me) now I tell them to get the hell away from my car. I know there is jobs around, we have 5 openings on my shift alone ;)
Begging is a lifestyle choice, not a way of making ends meet between jobs, that is what welfare is for.Quote:
Originally Posted by RPerry
I don't support it, it is entirely their choice.
umm gguys is there any chance i could borrow some cash
i promise to pay you back this week ok
seriously
Very cool, Yogi. Really nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yogi
I must admit I would never turn a begger/tramp/homeless person away without talking to them first. I believe in treating all people as human regardless of their circumstances. You can normally tell the frauds from the needy.
I once spoke with a homeless guy who had nothing but his music, i regualy saw him playing his acoustic guitar busking for cash. I asked him what he wanted from life and he replied "just a job and a home to call my own"
After meeting him regualy on my way to work I asked him again "what do you want from life?" The reply he gave brought a lump to my throat; "I want people to hear my finished Rock Opera, I'll never make money with it but the music is all I have left."
I've never seen him since. I hope that he is now making money writing songs to be sung by the famous.http://www.filesharingtalk.com/vb3/i...lies/smile.gif
Its getting so bad where I live , the authorities are changing laws, to deal with the sgueegee kids and beggars. :dry:
I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by hobbes
Giving money to a "beggar" in my city is basically just giving money to someone for their next fix.
If I saw someone of genuine need the I would, perhaps, help them. However, I live next to the train station and I've seen the same faces I've seen for the last 5 or so years. I know for a fact some of them are well housed and on benefits but they still hang around and scrounge off people who actually earn what little money they have.
I'm open minded about a lot of things but begging is something I really hate. Like Hobbes says that is what welfare is for.
I like the two that take turns sitting in a wheelchair while begging ! Nuff to make one sick! :(
most people just give me money:unsure:
I had a guy in a wheelchair try to pickpocket me last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by peat moss
The scam is some guy pushes his mate up to you in the wheelchair and then asks you to help his mate to sit up properly in the chair. Bar-steward was all over my trouser pockets as I helped him up.
Unlucky for him I'm a skint layabout student. :D
i have this happen to me everyweek so i have to say give'm what i gotQuote:
Originally Posted by 15%
but there have been times were i don't give'm nothing cuz they need to stop begging and get a job cuz they ask me when i go to work and i say if your here that much ill get u a application ;)
i also hav had a bum give me a rain check on giving change :blink: :no:
This is poverty on your side, Hobbes.Quote:
Originally Posted by hobbes
For instance the guy i told about, he lost his wife and kid in an accident,
lost it and went astray.
Ever worked in a homelessshelter, Hobbes??
Listened to any stories???
Beggars ain't choosers........
And wellfare in America???...............http://www.rikk-cowsys.com/style_emo...lt/huhpmsl.gif
Sure there are people abusing us overly stuffed rich people by asking for
our leftovers and how dare they????:angry:
I hope you will once at least endure where poor RPerry was(but without the
car etc.....)without any options lost.
And knowing you would bounce back, you would be a little more considerate
than Rob after that.
YogiBumByChoice
yogi
I don't think too hard about it. If I'm not in a rush and I have a pocketfull of change I will give the bloke some money, if not I won't.
I'm aware that they have a means of supporting themselves if I don't give anything at all (in the UK) but what else would I have done with the 50p.
You're a sweetheart!!! :wub:Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
Btw. you also support BigBoab by that gift, but that is a long story......:blushing:
Thank you, Yogi. It's not a Big Issue to me :wub:
Boab ... :unsure: :?:
Depends on the beggar.
After a while you get to know them all (well, almost all of them), and know what each will do with the money.
Some I give money, some I buy food, and to the one who keeps pissing and sh*tting outside my house, I give kicks in the face! :angry:
So get that sign saying "toilet" from your house!!!!:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Guillaume
poll still in process....
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Put him onto Facebook and kick his ass in Hobowars :yep:
one laptop per hobo.
Depends on my mood...
Tell em to join the army. Unless they admit it's for drink n drugs then give em some coins....
f em, they still get income support everyday......more that I get from the sowsh