Riverside begger

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 7:58 pm

jovial fucher wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2019 7:24 pm Speaking of beggars, I'd like to know what the history behind the French guy is.

Twice I've run into him in passing and he asks for money, but when you tell him no, he unleashes a string of profanity in your direction, in French. Anybody else have this experience?

I haven't encountered him. My father had just arrived here for the first time in 2006 and after checking into the hotel we were strolling along the quay in the evening having a pleasant chat. Some English guy came up with a bogus "My passport and everything were..." But I cut him off with a stern "I don't have any money". He wandered off muttering profanities. I mentioned to my dad that if he wasn't there I would have thought about giving the guy a smack in the chops. We laughed.

newkidontheblock · Post by **newkidontheblock** » Wed Dec 04, 2019 6:54 am

Kung-fu Hillbilly wrote:Yeah, it's pretty easy to fire harpoons over the bow of those doing it tough. I've always considered those who are quick to mock or deride others who aren't perhaps at their best at a particular point in their lives as people who need to feel better about their own shitty existence.

Not mocking or deriding anyone, but the guy made an implicit threat against some kid. Should the kid be in fear of her life every time he sees the guy hanging out on the pavement? At least until he decides to end her life one day.

Kratom123 · Post by **Kratom123** » Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:06 am

Duncan wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 6:55 pm It's about as low as you can go when you get to begging money from monks on riverside.
Luckily the two that I saw him ask turned him down.

Wilce , looks like my mate back home he’s not far off being a beggar himself

Phnom Poon · Post by **Phnom Poon** » Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:56 am

Duncan wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2019 6:57 pm

accessorizing your begging banner with a piece of angkor beer carton seems like a poor marketing strategy to me

Bobby66 · Post by **Bobby66** » Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:28 am

He is from Sweden. 2-3 years ago he went around telling everybody he is dying from stomach cancer. Saw him once near the river. He had been knocked down by someone with a bottle. He tells a lot of stories.

bobagubi · Post by **bobagubi** » Sun Jan 12, 2020 2:44 pm

What's with the Swedish 'round here?

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PIEMAN · Post by **PIEMAN** » Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:01 pm

alf is DEAD let him R.I.P.

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:14 pm

I had a argument with that Swedish guy a week ago after he told me he was only doing it until his pension arrived. I told him in no uncertain terms what I thought of him,, begging from people that have less money and opportunity than him.

xandreu · Post by **xandreu** » Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:21 pm

We all like to think we'll never end up like that, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who looks at the down-and-out foreigners with a knowing feeling at the back of my mind that there's always that possibility.

Most people who end up begging and living on the streets do so because they have mental health, alcohol, or drug issues (or any combination of them), so for those of us who don't suffer from that, the risk is greatly reduced, but no matter how many precautions we take or how sensibly we live our lives, none of us know what's around the corner, and no matter how much we tell ourselves "I'll never end up like that", we all know there are no certainties in life.

I'm a big believer in self responsibility but there's an element of luck to everyone's life and that luck can turn on us at any time.

RIP to the guy.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Sun Jan 12, 2020 5:18 pm

xandreu wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:21 pm We all like to think we'll never end up like that, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who looks at the down-and-out foreigners with a knowing feeling at the back of my mind that there's always that possibility.

Most people who end up begging and living on the streets do so because they have mental health, alcohol, or drug issues (or any combination of them), so for those of us who don't suffer from that, the risk is greatly reduced, but no matter how many precautions we take or how sensibly we live our lives, none of us know what's around the corner, and no matter how much we tell ourselves "I'll never end up like that", we all know there are no certainties in life.

I'm a big believer in self responsibility but there's an element of luck to everyone's life and that luck can turn on us at any time.

RIP to the guy.

point of fact, if you have good friends wherever you are an you dont fuck up and burn ur bridges you would NEVER end up like these guys.

Truthfully;
how many that post here, dont have friends that would lend them a grand or 2 with only a phone call?

They are losers that have lost the plot thru bad/ wrong decisions in life or some serious bad luck

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