Barang Beggar on the Streets of Cambodia

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Samouth
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Barang Beggar on the Streets of Cambodia

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I got these pictures from a famous facebook page. I wonder if anyone here know him in person and want to give him a hand. It seems like he is living rough.

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If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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I think beggars are everywhere even though in Sweden, Denmark... etc. many people pitiful. :(
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Do you think this is in PP, SR or elsewhere?
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Where is he, Samouth?
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prahkeitouj wrote:I think beggars are everywhere even though in Sweden, Denmark... etc. many people pitiful. :(
If you ever visit the US, you would be shocked by how many homeless beggars we have. I've never been to Sweden, but I've been to other parts of Europe and it isn't even close (even in poorer countries).
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StroppyChops wrote:Where is he, Samouth?
I absolutely don't know. here is the facebook link. https://www.facebook.com/TopSharer?fref=ts#
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Re: Barang beggar

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little salary this finding is worth to read. http://b.3cdn.net/naeh/d1b106237807ab260f_qam6ydz02.pdf
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whole sections in sf (The tenderloin district) have homeless people as do many us cities.

Keep in mind, Many ( not all) homeless, choose this life for whatever reason.
Have compassion of course, but accept that this is the world of today
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Re: Barang beggar

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Someone in the comment said at Wat Phnom. He was from Switzerland.
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If by choose you mean they have mental health issues that have gone untreated, perhaps even undiagnosed, for years then sure... they choose it. :facepalm:

The lifestyle homeless in the US is a small minority, but as taxpayers we like to tell ourselves they choose it because it helps sleeping at night.
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