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what ar the street beggars like where you live?

Just came back from Mexico and it struck how different its there versus hre. In Mexico I saw children and old women and old men. A few disabled too. Never a teen or an able bodied adults.

Hhere its pretty much the opposite, mostly able-bodied adults and teens and mostly male. And religious people too on tv.

Probably at least 80% male and almost all young to middle aged.

Here they're probably 80-90% black and like 99% male, most I would guess are at least 50, and they hang out outside of pharmacies and/or anywhere that sells liquor or beer.

I've also seen some scam artists posing as broke/homeless people though. A guy rode by me on a bike and said he had no money for gas to get home (about 30 min away) and that his car was at this gas station around the corner. I told him I wasn't going to give him any money and he pulled out the "come on man I'm an Iraq vet man and I'm having a really hard time at home" but I still wouldn't give him anything.

Like a couple months later I ran into the same guy, and he gave me the exact same story. Such a scumbag. A friend of mine has encountered him near his house too. Gave him the same story as well.

homeless men have thicker cocks here.

I see this same guy once a month at a busy intersection close to my house. Holds a sign saying he's a homeless vet with wife and 2 kids. Problem is he is wearing brand new clothes and brand new Air Jordans every time. He is clean shaven and looks like he works out. Not skinny and cracked out looking at all. Total fucking scam artist. I bet he drives a BMW away from his "home intersection" lol.

Gyppos, young, approaching cars at red lights. Or old, 80+ women that can barely move and need a buck.

They're getting smarter though. Now a days, they just randomly stop you on the street with the words "may I ask you something" then continue to pull some story about love, life, happiness + sum moneh.

I often give something to old women.

The beggars in Dublin used to hang out where you'd buy tickets for the DART because the machines only took cash or change.

The LUAS ticket stations were even worse because they're right downtown. They'd catch you on your way up to the machines when they knew you had cash/change, so you couldn't just say "sorry I don't have any."

Re: what ar the street beggars like where you live?

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Originally posted by Spacey Orange Just came back from Mexico...

Were you there for BPM?

pretty much exclusively romany gypsies nowadays

Question: In your country, do beggars help you park and ask to watch your car while you're away?



They're quite common (and hated) here in Brazil, and they even think of it as a profession (we call them "flanelinhas" - something like "flannelies" because of the piece of cloth they usually carry around with them). Of course, it's illegal and it can be thought of as "extortion" depending on how pushy they are (trust me, some get downright offended if you don't give them money because "they're working"), but given the amount of problems we need to sort out, I can't see our government tackling this issue any time soon.

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Originally posted by Chimney I often give something to old women.

We have a few interesting ones here...

One of them we call "Hollywood" because he claims he'll get you into movies if you give him change. He also threatens you with a banana by saying "watch out, it's loaded"

Another favorite of mine is this dude who dresses up as Spider-Man and attempts to climb a Foot Locker store.

Hardly any homeless people here. Sometimes get aboriginal people asking for booze money in the Valley area, but that's about it.

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Originally posted by Alex We have a few interesting ones here... One of them we call "Hollywood" because he claims he'll get you into movies if you give him change. He also threatens you with a banana by saying "watch out, it's loaded" Another favorite of mine is this dude who dresses up as Spider-Man and attempts to climb a Foot Locker store.

hahaha he's the best

I knew a street beggar. She was a young woman, in her early 20's. Had a dog, played guitar & would basically street beg in different parts of the country. She made a minimum $100 per day & most days made more. She would take her money & spend it on drugs & booze.

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Originally posted by Lira Question: In your country, do beggars help you park and ask to watch your car while you're away?

This was quite popular by the Warsaw Central Train station in Poland a few years back. They cops cracked down on that shit though.

I picked up this working girl, who's hooked on smack. Hustles and scores. "That's all I do," she says.

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Originally posted by Lira Question: In your country, do beggars help you park and ask to watch your car while you're away? They're quite common (and hated) here in Brazil, and they even think of it as a profession (we call them "flanelinhas" - something like "flannelies" because of the piece of cloth they usually carry around with them). Of course, it's illegal and it can be thought of as "extortion" depending on how pushy they are (trust me, some get downright offended if you don't give them money because "they're working"), but given the amount of problems we need to sort out, I can't see our government tackling this issue any time soon.

I fucking hate that shit.

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Originally posted by Acton Were you there for BPM?

Sadly, no. Looks like I got there the day it started and left the day after it ended.

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lira. me, some get downright offended if you don't give them money because "they're working"), but given the amount of problems we need to sort out, I can't see our government tackling this issue any time soon.

Just the other day in mexicoi i gio to my carhrental and this guy says to me 'hey I watchef your car.' So tell him thanks and drive away.

To not on same level as beggars because they are doing something peoductive.

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Originally posted by Lira Question: In your country, do beggars help you park and ask to watch your car while you're away?

In Barbados, this was a big problem before the government cracked down on it. Variance was that you'd get a guy coming up to your car while you were stopped at an intersection, with a bucket of dirty water and some wadded paper towel in one hand, and a hammer in the other. Sure you can sort out the rest from there...

The Philippines ranges from standard street scammers ("boss, boss, you need taxi?") to very legitimate hard-up - was the first time I saw multiple beggars sans limbs, children out panning at three in the morning, etc.

If I had to make a sweeping generalisation (which I will), Toronto's panhandlers are largely white, male, middle-age and most often mentally ill. Also a large aboriginal street population in the downtown core.

Re: what ar the street beggars like where you live?

Eastern European

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Hardly any homeless people here. Sometimes get aboriginal people asking for booze money in the Valley area, but that's about it.

I'm sorry but the politically correct term is urban campers...not homeless people.

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Originally posted by PivotTechno If I had to make a sweeping generalisation (which I will), Toronto's panhandlers are largely white, male, middle-age and most often mentally ill. Also a large aboriginal street population in the downtown core.

that's because Toronto gave the rest of them one way bus tickets to Vancouver

Mostly Romanian older women who have their territories and will threaten other beggars who sit on the same street. Most likely "professionals", as they arrive during spring and then leave in the fall. They're not in the streets at night, so you kinda know they're fakers.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced that's because Toronto gave the rest of them one way bus tickets to Vancouver

Now that's an anti-poverty plan that has a chance of working!

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