Yeah I usually would have bums come up to me too when I would walk to the train station. If they ask for bus money (which I know it’s not for) I tell them “sorry I only have a pass”, if they ask for food I tell them “Sorry I only carry debit”. That usually works. I’ve had one guy continue to harass me which bugged me a lot, so I just put in my ear buds and turned on my music.
My man went and put the attack reversal on them.
Isn’t that how bumfights got started?
-Starhammer-
I was gonna say ignore them too, since that’s what I always did in NYC. But bums there typically aren’t gonna grab you, unless they’re mugging you. That’s crazy that they’ll just go up and grab you like that.
Learn kung-fu? I dunno man, that’s fucked up lol. Bums are brazen down there.
So don’t be a bitch. Get a small bottle of axe, if they try to grab you spray them in the eye and tell them to back the fuck up.
just give them a few dollars for their booze money. they’re homeless for chrissake, why you gotta be a hold out
Can’t you just tell them “no”? You don’t have to tell them to fuck off, get a job, or whatever, but just telling them no and that you don’t want to give money to random people doesn’t seem so aggressive and it’s clear that you don’t want to give them anything or have to deal with them. I’m not trying to sound like a white knight or anything, but bums aren’t animals, they are people just like everyone else. They speak english (to some extent) or whatever the nations’ language is, they are usually aware of social norms when approaching others, and they usually have some common sense and decent judgement. The main difference is that their lives are effed up way more than most peoples’. They have very little to lose and only so much to gain so it shouldn’t shock you that they act extremely desperate at times. They probably know very few people and have very little options at this point and I’m pretty sure employers would rather hire someone with a home rather than someone who has no transportation and can’t even find a place to shower. Honestly, if you get your self into a serious physical situation with a bum, there was probably something you could have done or said better that wouldn’t have put you in that situation in the first place; I would think aggression is rarely necessary. If they are walking towards, just walk in the opposite direction and keep distance while telling them no or whatever…zone those mofos out. But of course, just as all people aren’t the same, all bums aren’t the same, but maintaining a modest conduct will usually prevent you from getting yourself into a mess. If you know a certain area has a bunch of bums, then don’t go there, or atleast don’t go there too often. As to how a bum becomes a bum, I’m sure there are a lot of stories from a terrible family and childhood to just fuckin’ up in life, so you can’t judge them all the same way. I live in Los Angeles (Inglewood), but all the bums here seem lazy (unless theyre the bottle-collecting ones…those guys are Hustin’ day and night) so i’ve never had any issues with any of them.
Get a skateboard and do this.
I don’t have bums in my neighborhood it’s just random black people who always yell at you for a Dollar and if you ignore them they ask why you hate black people as you cross the street.
Back in Sacramento there was a deaf homeless guy who used to come up and hand you a note.
No excuse for starving in America anyone who needs them can get food stamps.
If they are next to a burger/fast food place, ill tell them that I will buy them food. Any combo of thier choice. Only one man took me up on that offer. All other pieces of shit said no that they wanted money. The fuck im going to give em money for their fix.
in the city this bum was sitting in the middle of the sidewalk begging people with his crummy ass sign. so i tell him i ain’t got no money to spare but he could have this cake I just bought. so yeah as I’m walking off I can hear him screaming and he threw the cake back at me in disgust. I always try to offer abo’s and bums food rather then cash but it doesn’t always work out
lots of beggars around here use the excuse they need money for bus fair/train ticket/ whatever. if you ever ask them a follow up question where they are going they usually give up on you and move to the next person to ask the same shit. I don’t mind sparing some $$$ but it shits me when they feed me these corny lines
I’ll give every now and then, when I can…but I damn sure don’t for everyone, because I’m in no position to. It pisses me off when people are rude to the less fortunate, but it pisses me off even more when they’re rude to other people. I’ve been cussed out by bums in Philly for saying " I’m sorry, I don’t." It’s fucking stupid how some of them get with people.You just have to keep it moving.
If they’re rude, you have to let it slide. I was standing with some girls on Broad St. Sat. and this lady just walks up, “you and you’re girls better move the fuck out of my way.” She was talking about Satan and this that and the third…o_O Like five minutes later, another lady with something looking like worms falling off of her shirt just yells, “MOVE” at me while rushing on our side of the side walk. We were damn near on the street, not even taking up space (i hate that shit). I wanted to punch the entire fuck out of someone at that point. :shake:
And right after that, some bums were crossing the street…while it was green and cussing out the cars that almost hit them, when they were in the wrong. Philly is fucking crazy.
I’ve seen people with fresh shoes on hit me with that, “No disrespect, but can I…”
Word, if im going into some fast food joint and some homeless dude/chick asks for some change I’ll just bring out a burger or something for them. I, on the other hand have never been turned down. Sometimes they have given me strange looks, but they dont refuse.
I don’t carry cash often so I just tell a panhandler…“I don’t carry cash.” I don’t give a fuck if they don’t believe me. Sometimes I’ll look in the little drawer in the dash for change and if its there I’ll give it up. I don’t say anything about that though…like tell a bum I’m looking for some change. I don’t want to raise some hobos hopes.
I won’t give change, but I’ll buy The Big Issue. At least that way they’re earning their keep (half the cover price goes directly to the homeless dude).
I thought I was the only one.
My roommate and I were in culinary school and we would see this homeless lady each day on the way from class, so one day my roommate baked a big loaf of bread in class and intended on bringing it to her since she lived around the same area.
So we pull up, roll down the window in our chef uniforms and offer her a loaf of bread…
This this bitch without missing a beat goes “I dont need no bread, bring me a salad dont yall make salads?”
The last time I felt good about giving a bum some money was when I seen a lady on the side of the road whos house apparently burned down. I gave her all the change out my car compartment. I also gave an old guy with a dog some money and his eyes watered and then he started talking to the dog. That made me feel good.
SIDENOTE: I hate when I give people money, then it starts a chain reaction with other people in their cars. I think its the white man feeling a sense of guilt from a young black man giving back. I bet they gave him more money too.
Apparently the “bums” here and in Memphis figured out the “offer them food instead” gameplan, because I’ve only heard them begging for money to make a phone call or get on the bus…this is to make sure the mark is only thinking of the option to give them money, of course. The answer is always “nah, I don’t have anything” or something similar. I’m not giving up even 1 cent. This most likely would not change even if I were making 6 figures a year.
If they come towards you just run. Works every time for me.
We use to beat the shit out of bums when I was younger. If a bum walk past the basketball court…the game was over. IDK why we got a trill out of that stupid shit. I feel sorry for throwing them into the river and laughing. I think thats why I give them my spare change.
Wateva, y’all think you got problems, every hobo in Oakland and SF think I have money for them. Every mofo I pass by ask me for assistance and I ignore their existence as hard as I possibly can. It’s gotten to the point where I mean-mug niggas extra hard but they still think I have some dough. Truth is I am broke as fuck, don’t carry cash, and I stopped giving hobos money after a dude once told me that I “insulted” him with my donation. I should have hit the latter with my car.
Imma get me a “I HATE HOBOS” shirt just to start pissing them off. In my last experience with a hobo, on BART, this dude looked normal at first but then he turned around in his seat and tried to talk to me. I looked, I smiled, was like ORLY?, and went back to my business. Apparently he didn’t want money but a talking partner instead and proceeded to get angry and talk to me about how he be “killin 'em”. I got up from my seat to go to another train and this negro tells me to “pull up my pants” a la US Airways (I was wearing raw denim at the time). I almost lost my cool… almost. I HATE HOBOS!
I have thought about getting a knife for protection but I will only shank the ones that get too friendly. As much as I hate them I wouldn’t beat a hobo up. Push one into a wall if he touches me, maybe. Does that count?
Tell them if you have change left, you’ll give it to them. Then walk out saying you used up all your money.
Works like a charm, but leaves the bum disappointed. Well that’s life for them; they should know that.