What's with all these begging kids?

[F5 Dave]

Seems like it's raising the number of kids that try hustle you for "some spare change".

then usually grumble at a refusal. Last couple of times it's been 'Snob' and 'Barstard'.

So how do they think this improves their odds next time? They clearly don't respect me or even like me: fucked if I'd give the little cunts money I earned. They could get an after school job like I had. There's heaps more fast food places to work at than back in the early 80s. Sense of entitlement.

But my wife pointed out that to some old lady these guys would be intimidating.

[husaberg]

Seems like it's raising the number of kids that try hustle you for "some spare change".

then usually grumble at a refusal. Last couple of times it's been 'Snob' and 'Barstard'.

So how do they think this improves their odds next time? They clearly don't respect me or even like me: fucked if I'd give the little cunts money I earned. They could get an after school job like I had. There's heaps more fast food places to work at than back in the early 80s. Sense of entitlement.

But my wife pointed out that to some old lady these guys would be intimidating.

Dave sometimes your kids might expect to get pocket money........

[bogan]

Dave sometimes your kids might expect to get pocket money........

Bwahaha, post of the week.

[carbonhed]

Dave sometimes your kids might expect to get pocket money........

Fuckin A! for orsum.

[Madness]

Dave sometimes your kids might expect to get pocket money........

I blame the parents.

[caseye]

Fuck em, they ask and if refused for any reason they get agro. Lately I've had meetings with clients and friends at some of the more central MC Donald's and I swear these types have got em all staked out, entering or leaving, they as good as step in front of you with their hands out. I ignore em, but plenty don't giving them anything only makes them stick around longer and raising their expectation of more for nothing!
Intersection window cleaners, ah, no, potential muggers and car jackers these days, seems you can't go anywhere without tripping over these poor wee things.
Who's been up, or down Queer Street in Dorkland of a morning(any morning) these days. There they are, clutching their sleeping gear, in their big baggy jackets, smoking, drinking, betting slips and lotto tickets in hand, ear bud music going, ignoring anyone else, blocking the footpaths and generally intimidating the passing public.
I'm not talking one or two here, I mean every stretch of footpath, both sides has at least 4-10 of em loitering with intent and generally making our city look a mess, not to mention menacing obvious tourists for change, smokes, drugs, gash or what have you.

[AllanB]

Some years back there was a woman who hung around by work begging for 'money for food' every day. I ignore her for ages. One day she pissed me off so I went down to the dairy and got her a loaf of bread. I walked back and gave it to her. She threw it back at me. Fuck I laughed at her. Scummy old bitch.

Last one recently asked me for 'bus money' I told her the walk will do her good. It would have helped her cause if she did not stink of BO and booze .......

[F5 Dave]

Dave sometimes your kids might expect to get pocket money........

My kids are still too young to understand the concept of money, but yes very funny.


I remember back in the day of Spaceys parlors, the kids in town when we went to Coney Island uttering the immortal words, "Gottatwentieman?"

[sugilite:Me]

I remember back in the day of Spaceys parlors, the kids in town when we went to Coney Island uttering the immortal words, "Gottatwentieman?"

Sheesh, there is a memory lane moment, Coney Island, The Vault, Fun City, The Dark Knight. Yes, I too lived in Wellington and was totally addicted to Spaceys lol

[mashman]

There's heaps more fast food places to work at than back in the early 80s.

Sorry, the fast food joints are full of qualified teachers and nurses waiting for a gig they're trained for to become available. Maybe you should carry some notes coated in ricin.

[F5 Dave]

Sheesh, there is a memory lane moment, Coney Island, The Vault, Fun City, The Dark Knight. Yes, I too lived in Wellington and was totally addicted to Spaceys lol

Yeah the vault was quite dodgy, but then again so was being in Coney island past midnight as a young white kid surrounded by a bunch of rather lost Rastafarians.

[pzkpfw]

I recall back in Fiji, already years ago. Kid walks up to my Wife and asks "can I have a dollar for a drink?".

She points to a garage across the road and suggested he get a free drink of water from their tap on the forecourt (fairly common action).

He sneered "nah, I want a coke".

[Tazz]

Best trick is to ask them for money first.

[Akzle]

My kids are still too young to understand the concept of money, but yes very funny.

children are never too young to start educating them about the dangerous shit they're likely to encounter.

[PrincessBandit]

I started a thread about 18 months ago entitled "I live in Auckland, Fiji" talking about the very same thing - being accosted by kids as young as 10 (or less!) asking for money in Southmall, our local dive err, I mean, shopping centre (???)

For the last few years we have had to endure youths and adults coming up asking "have you got two dollars for the bus/train?" While I've never had any hesitation in declining their requests it certainly could be intimidating for some people to be approached like that.

My automatic answer is always "sorry, me and cash don't go together, i never have any on me". And it's true that I don't!