An out of luck Expat who has joined the masses of people begging on the streets of the Philippines.

[Mark Berkowitz]

I was starting to feel annoyed by all of the aggressive beggars who always hit me up for ₱esos--i.e., they literally hit me in the arm(s), leg(s), shoulder(s), etc. and sometimes, I even get followed through the streets by them, even as I cross the streets (as if I was being stalked).

BUT now, I’ll stop complaining because I just saw this:

 

 

So, I guess that you never know when you can become an out of luck Expat who has joined the masses of people begging on the streets of the Philippines.

Edited July 24, 2017 by Dave Hounddriver

[Jack Peterson]

6 minutes ago, Mark Berkowitz said:

So, I guess that you never know when you can become an out of luck Expat who has joined the masses of people begging on the streets of the Philippines.

 Yes Mark there are an increasing amount but they are soon Lifted by the PNP, maybe it is not Generally known but it is illegal to beg here and it is an offence if caught giving to a beggar. If the officer around is having a bad Day for a Local but Most Certainly will feel a collar if it is a Foreigner. I think we can all feel Sorry but Come on, This is just not needed. We all have Friends, and so many other ways to deal with our own hard Luck

Harsh Words maybe but why go looking for Further Problems, Bad enough to hear the Expat demanding OAP discounts.

 Sundays Honest Opinion here, sorry But 

 

 BTW there is a Story can be Told in relation to this but I will save it for another day, I will just say it IS happening now in Dumaguete

[AlwaysRt]

11 minutes ago, Jack Peterson said:

We all have Friends, and so many other ways to deal with our own hard Luck

Did you notice he was carrying a bible? If he was using it as a prop he can go jump off a bridge for all I care, if for real he should take his butt to church for help and get off the street.

[sonjack2847]

The beggars that annoy me are the ones who stand outside a shop doorway when you are struggling with bags and trying to get past.

[stevewool]

Beggars they are everywhere, is that the right word for them, i am sure it wont be long before its banned and you ill be called a raceist for saying this word here in England.

I do try to give to who i think needs it in my eyes, those with bloody dogs lying along side or with cups asking for this and that i just walk past.

In Florida we was approached by this well dress conman asking for a few dollars to get some fuel for his car, yes i must have had a happy pill as i gave him a few dollars , but afterwards i knew i had been had, so it does happen everywhere .

[AlwaysRt]

32 minutes ago, stevewool said:

Beggars they are everywhere, is that the right word for them, i am sure it wont be long before its banned and you ill be called a raceist for saying this word here in England.

Are you talking about Spare Change Collection Engineers by chance? 

[Mark Berkowitz]

 

IMHO, whether the Foreigner (in the YouTube video) is right or wrong, you can see that Filipinos can be very generous to Expats.

 

Personally, I still get annoyed by beggars (especially, the con-men/con-women and the aggressive types that touch me and stalk me) BUT I’m starting to rethink how I should deal with beggars. 

Maybe that could be another topic for another day 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[stevewool]

20 minutes ago, AlwaysRt said:

Are you talking about Spare Change Collection Engineers by chance? 

Yes maybe , in Barcelona the other week you see the folk sitting with there blankets and there dogs and now they have the little cups placed in front of them and written on each cup is BEER , DRUGS and DOG FOOD.

The amount of stupid folk walking past saying AHHHHHH, look at that and they stroke the dogs and put cash into the dog food cup.

These people who beg are very cunning and its gangs of them moving from place to place exchanging dogs between themselves knowing that dog lovers over the world will give money for a dog rather then to a human being .

[Snowy79]

The little kids in Malate are the worst I've seen. They sit with their parents near the bars that foreigners go to. Some are under three years old and when they see a foreigner they jump off of their parents laps and run towards the foreigners making crying sounds and saying daddy, daddy while holding their hands out.

[earthdome]

It is not just the beggars but the aggressive helpers. As an example, when my wife and I were flying back to the US a few years ago we had to use a smaller unfamiliar bus line to get us from Subic to Manila. This bus line didn't have their own terminal so they pulled in to a general bus terminal. No security there and the helpers for your bags, to get taxi's, etc. were very aggressive and overwhelming. We had six suitcases to keep track of. 2 large and 1 carry on each, plus purse and backpack. Even with my FIL and a cousin accompanying us. That is one of the few times I have felt very uncomfortable in a situation while in the Philippines.