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So... it turns out that there is a slight difference between beggars and bums. They are sort of like a race all by themselves. If you must know, I write this article because I feel that you, my good friends are misunderstanding of the nature of these people and that I almost became homeless myself. I thank my dear friend Crystal for helping me out, and in turn, I will help her out.
Let me list the different kinds of beggar and bum :
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Pesky Beggars
2. Beggars that rarely ask for anything, simply because they hate having peering eyes on them except for the ones from the person they are targeting.
3. Selfish beggars.
4. Beggars that try to get by in life a little bit at a time.
5. Bums, AKA the beggars who NEED YOUR MONEY for drugs and alcohol, cigarettes, and / or coffee and / or food. The helpless souls that are the homeless. (One thing to remember about them is that they look to salvation through substance if that just so happens to be their cup of tea.
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Figure A - Pesky Beggars
The pesky ones, are irritating rats that will beg you until you give you them the lint in your pockets, if you even have that. You can tell them that you have ABSOLUTELY NO change or money to give them. They will, in turn, ask you once, twice, hell, thrice more times. They NEED it to the point where to get rid of them is to pull prestidigitation somehow (pull from nowhere) and magically give them their desired amount of mullah to shut them up, run as far and as fast as you can away from them, kill them or something along the lines of not having to deal with them.
The pesky ones are closely related to emulating bums on the street, for they can need your money more then you need your clothes and will use it for anything they so desire, but the reason these kind of beggars don't fall under the category of "street bum" or "homeless person" is because some of them might not be homeless. Ever wonder how the crack head gets his crack money but doesn't have a job? Well there you go.
Hint :
Whatever you do, try to avoid these beggars. Ways of doing so are memorizing who is who, what they ask for, and what streets they travel in order to find their next fix and at what times they roam these streets. Encountering a couple of these kind of beggars helps you identify who they are and what faces to ignore. BUT DON'T BE RUDE! That could start up a conflict, and last I checked, beggars and bums alike are good street fighters, hence their entitlements, beggars and bums. One last thing about these creatures is they will lower the amount they ask for every time they pester you for change or bills, kind of like shop keeps that are looking to get rid of something for as much mullah they can get through haggling.
Figure B - The Rarity beggars (I myself am one)
These are some of the nicer, least-likely-to-be-pesky beggars. They like to go out on the street from their house and ask others for a cigarette whenever they truly need one, or ask someone for a little change just so they can afford something they could not before. They will not pester you unless you piss them off with something of a bullshit-like statement, attitude or action that you give them. They might carry knives, so pissing them off is not good, but they won't rob you for your credit cards and pin numbers.
They leave their house looking for a smoke because they either have none and need one after trying to keep desperation away as long as possible, have none and must have just gone through an infuriating tidbit of problems or so or they will go out to get one just because they want and / or need one. They will never go out to find one if they have some of their own. They will go out to look for a smoke, only simply because they need it bad enough, and needing it bad enough leaves them wandering the streets for hours until they find what they are looking for, can't go any further and retreat back home, are have been injured / killed. Desperation... a sad, sad curse.
Hint :
They always travel alone, ask for whatever you can spare and usually pull the nice guy act, unless they truly are a nice guy, just to get what they need or want. They might lie to you, but a little white lie doesn't hurt (Example of a little white lie is the rarity telling you that their paycheck was pushed back another day, meaning no money in the bank or pocket, even if they don't have a job. That's not a harsh lie, is it? Didn't think so.). Usually, just giving the rarity just enough to suffice their taste isn't a bad thing. They will most likely thank you and tell you that they owe you one.
AND ONE IS ENOUGH FOR YOU!
The rarity can actually relate to the beggars that need just enough to get by little by little, only because they will not ask for $5.00 bucks, unlike the selfish beggars, street bums and pests. These are the second nicest of all five. They will like to thank people they ask for help when they get turned down sometimes. I know I do.
Figure C - Selfish dicks
These people are meant to be avoided and burned in a pit alive. DO NOT help these people. If you can sense that they are the kind of people who DO NOT say thank you, leave them alone. Lie to them, ignore them, do what you can to get them off your back. I would heed my words if I were you. They will piss you off to no extent. They not only DO NOT thank you, but when you turn them down, they get angry. SHOOT THEM ON SIGHT! I am being !!!%1D0000000000A00000000000N00000000G000000000E00000000R%!!! serious with you all.
Hints :
Kill them
Ignore them
Push them into the street when cars are moving VERY FAST
If you have pepper spray, USE IT ON THEM
Tell them to ******** off, then put on your brass knuckles and get ready for a fight, for they might attack you or something of that nature.
'nuff said.
Figure D - People who claim to be Veterans of some kind of war
Rolling tobacco, ripped clothing, and great stories of their lives long ago (who knows if they have legit stories, these are cool people. RESPECT THEM b***h.). They are the Mr. Rogers of every street corner. Don't be a stranger or d**k to these guys. Sit down with them and see how they are. They are members of society, unlike the selfish dicks. They will ask you for a little something here and there, but nothing to worry about. They find it fine if you don't have anything to spare... but lying to them after reading this and / or knowing who they are and what they are about just might hurt your conscious.
When they start up a war story, become a tad bit skeptical of them. Ask them when they were born, about the areas and what not. s**t like that. Anything relating to the story they unfold. When they give what you might think is false information about some war they were in, think them as delusional people, but don't tell them you think they are. They could get mad with you, but who cares. A lot of them, however, don't normally start up a phony story, so nothing to fear. The might even share a stoner story with you. Trust me, they have some funny stories. I know for sure. I've hung out with a couple of them... even met a George Carlin lookalike!
Hints :
Nothing much to right here, except that you don't want or need them in your place. They can be two faced if you don't know them long enough. After proclaiming them nice guys and gals, but trashing them here doesn't make this a self contradictory paragraph, let alone section about the guys who have great stories, it just means to be careful when considering anything along the lines of smoking pot with them in your place, hence the reason I type this kind of information here in the hints section.
Figure E - Actual homeless people
You can smell them from a mile away at times. Sweat, beer, non washed people... you can't help them much except for hear them out. They are the unfortunate lost souls that sleep on the streets and deal with the torment of shelters. They don't own much except for their health (if they are even that healthy to begin with).
Often hungry or drunk, these people are in heavy need of compassion, but you can't really give it to them much at all. If you want to help these people, you can either buy them a hot meal and let them shower in your household, give them a buck or two or improvise / help them in whatever way you see fit to doing so. Turning the option of helping them down can make you feel like slime, or make you feel poor, maybe even cold hearted.
Hints :
If you find one dead, they are victims of either :
A. A bum fight.
B. Hit by a car.
3. Someone hates the homeless.
IV. Who cares...?
You mustn't need worry if you encounter one in a dark alleyway. You obviously know from this kind of sighting either who they are, what their intentions are or both. Take caution though, for nighttime alleyway trips just might suck enough for you to regret walking that path again. You must also know of their misfortune and their reason for asking you for assistance of whatever nature they inquire about. They are a race of lost souls. You mustn't act rude to them until they turn into a case example of Exemplar A. They only seek help, for they can't help themselves much at all.
Please be nice to the homeless.
They haven't done anything wrong to you, have they now?
This is an article written by Christian Petros Oddera. All Material contained in this posting is my opinion and mine alone. I implore you to be considerate of my journalistic talent and not repost this in any one place please. Thank you.
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