You're walking back to your

[dune]

Car and a young lad with his girlfriend approach you (both look like smack heads) and he quickly says in embarrassment "alright mate, im really embarrassed to ask but i need to put gf on a train back to Norwich could possibly give me £1.80"

 

This happened to me today and I said No, but i felt guilty straight away because it was only £1.80 and I might be in that position one day and I should've chucked him a couple of quid.

 

What would you have done?

[for_heaven's_Saint]

Get asked it all the time around Waterloo, generally don't give it to them as they look as if they're probably not going to actually spend it on a train fare. If it was an elderly or young person or someone clearly genuine I'd try and help, but they're usually ****ed of their head.

[anothersaintinsouthsea]

Get asked it all the time around Waterloo' date=' generally don't give it to them as they look as if they're probably not going to actually spend it on a train fare. If it was an elderly or young person or someone clearly genuine I'd try and help, but they're usually ****ed of their head.[/quote']

 

Agreed, I've had this a couple of times and each time it was from someone who look worse for wear.

[ericofarabia]

I'd have said 1.80 is pretty damn cheap for a blowjob, tell you what I'll round it up to 2 quid and the bird can give it to me instead.

[Robsk II]

Depends. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I often feel a bit guilty walking past beggars etc, but I also know I shouldn't in many cases. I sometimes buy someone a sandwich or whatever, that's better IMO, and occasionally they get all sarcastic about it if it's a cheap one etc. So I tell them to stick it.

[Whitey Grandad]

It's a common method of begging. There was a bit in the paper recently about Interpol looking for someone doing the same sort of thing.

[for_heaven's_Saint]

Depends. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I often feel a bit guilty walking past beggars etc, but I also know I shouldn't in many cases. I sometimes buy someone a sandwich or whatever, that's better IMO, and occasionally they get all sarcastic about it if it's a cheap one etc. So I tell them to stick it.

 

I've had that before too, and people asking for money then refusing to take 1,2 5ps lol. Of course I kindly remind them that beggars cannot be choosers.

 

As a student I can get a free burger with a McDonalds meal so if I ever have one I usually get the extra burger and give it to someone homeless.

[Whitey Grandad]

As a student I can get a free burger with a McDonalds meal so if I ever have one I usually get the extra burger and give it to someone homeless.

That's mean. Talk about kicking someone when they're down.

[Spudders]

both look like smack heads

but i felt guilty straight away because ...........I might be in that position one day

 

Just say no!

 

Seriously, I doubt the money was for her to get the train anyway.

[richie]

I buy the big issue and I'm not one of those people who treat homleess people with contempt i.e totally ignore them but I dont generally give money to people begging. I do however give them a food or drink if foe example I have just got a buy one get one free etc or am full up

[JackFrost]

Depends on who it is. If it is someone genuine then I'll give them a quid but if it is someone who isn't I'll only give them something if I have a load of loose 1p/2p/5p on me, which i want to get rid of anyway

[JackFrost]

I remember once when a friend of mine got stopped by a 35-40 year old woman who asked him for some change for a fiver. He then got out a pound or two, she ripped it out of his hand and walked silently away, then looked completely oblivious and a "who the hell are you" look when he questioned her about it.

[Joensuu]

If I were asked for £1.80, was near a station, and had time to spare, I'd walk to the counter and buy the ticket for the chap. If he compains, I'd guess that the ticket wasn't what he actually wanted.

[scotty]

I had the exact same thing happen to me in east street, except the guy said it was because he had to get back home to stoke on trent. Now I lived in stoke for three years, so I asked him what part of stoke, he said "hhrrrrmmm, the east side I think", so I said which one of the potteries is it then? He just glowered and stalked off.

 

 

And that said, I still felt slightly guilty, wtf?

[SNSUN]

My missus is from Norwich and I was desperate to send her back. You should've given me the cash!

 

 

Seriously though, I'm sure begging is on the rise, this is why I always have a separate twenty pence in a pocket different from my other change, and why I often carry an empty ten deck of fags around with me, scrunched up. This way if someone wants change, I say I only have twenty pence,and if someone asks for a fag, I say I've just run out.

 

Skinflint? Perhaps, but I'm not made of money. That said, if someone's genuinely in distress, I would always help out.

[Saint-scooby]

I did buy a tin of dog food for a begger with a dog once, made sure it was one of the peel off lids, think he wanted the money for Special Brew or drugs, the dog was happy.

[benjii]

I gave a bum some money "for a train" in Croatia.

 

There were two reasons why I did this:

 

1) he only asked for about 10p;

2) his mates looked like they were going to stab or eat me.

[Dig Dig]

I nearly had a fight with a guy the other day who a week previously had spun this ridiculous story about his mates abandoning him on a night out and needed money to get home. i didn't believe it but gave him a quid anyway. Week later, same guy, same story and he got really aggressive when I said that he needs a new story! Unbelievable! I live in Brighton where there is a large homeless population. If i gave a pound to everyone who asked on the way home from work it would cost me around a tenner a day

[Mewsta]

Is that how cheap it is to get to Norwich on the train?! I might go there for a holiday

[Nadia Sllim]

£1.80? Whats the Big Issue?

[JustMike]

hang on!! £1.80 for a train to Norwich!!! hmmmm

[Jonnyboy]

I had the exact same thing happen to me in east street, except the guy said it was because he had to get back home to stoke on trent. Now I lived in stoke for three years, so I asked him what part of stoke, he said "hhrrrrmmm, the east side I think", so I said which one of the potteries is it then? He just glowered and stalked off.

 

 

And that said, I still felt slightly guilty, wtf?

 

lol

 

I got asked by a bum in Phuket, Thailand FFS, an English guy asked me for 50 baht (about 80p) for a cofffee, christsakes what was he doing there?!

[scotty]

lol

 

I got asked by a bum in Phuket, Thailand FFS, an English guy asked me for 50 baht (about 80p) for a cofffee, christsakes what was he doing there?!

 

lol, begging off other englishmen perhaps?

[INFLUENCED.COM]

Me and the wife were on our way home one night and a tramp in a doorway asked me for £3, I said are you going to use it to buy cigarettes, he replied No, I don't smoke....I asked him if he was going to use it to buy drink, he replied No, I don't drink......I asked him if he was going to gamble the money, he said No, I don't gamble....I turnt to the wife and said..See what happens to you if you don't smoke, drink or gamble !

[SparkySaint]

Just say no!

 

Seriously, I doubt the money was for her to get the train anyway.

Exaclty. I'm sure they can get about £20 in an hour. Then nip to their mates for a rock or two or if they have any sense an bag of skunk and a pack of party rings

[Viking Warrior]

Influenced.com

that was funny, I spurted my Tea all over the place