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That farang Bum by the Sukhumvit MRT...

I see this farang bum every afternoon when I pass the Sukhumvit MRT. He has this small suitcase (probably empty) with a hand written sign on it that says "Work Needed". He's been there for a while now. He must be making some good money otherwise I'd imagine he'd stop this business idea.

Him and I got in a little argument a couple of weeks ago. I said he makes farangs look bad by begging for money. He said, "Do you see me asking for money?" I asked if he was offered any jobs. He said, "Yes, many." I then said, "If someone offers you a job, you take it. So THIS is your job?" He then told me that I didn't know how bad he wanted to work. I then told him he should look for a job on ajarn.com and he told me he already teaches English. Then I said, "So you have a job?" Then he said, "YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE! JUST GET OUT OF HERE!"

Does he post on this forum? If yes, what is his screen name?

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um...he's a loony
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Take a pic next time...
There is one at JJ market. My son( 4 yrs old) asked me, "pappa, what is that guy doing?"
I wanted to tell my son that the guy is piece of shit, but I doubt he would grasp that. I was a bit amazed that he recognized that something was out of the ordinary.

Anyway, I'm curious if these guys are one in the same...
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There is one at JJ market. My son( 4 yrs old) asked me, "pappa, what is that guy doing?"
I wanted to tell my son that the guy is piece of shit, but I doubt he would grasp that. I was a bit amazed that he recognized that something was out of the ordinary.

Anyway, I'm curious if these guys are one in the same...
One and the same.

Never quite undertsood the loathing for homeless, beggars, etc. By choice or circumstance, why does it create such feelings of contempt in some people?
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he said, "YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE! JUST GET OUT OF HERE!"
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You would be surprised what children grasp. Go ahead and tell him.
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I really don't mind beggars. I can just tell them no or give them money. I just get mad when people come up with bs stories and trick others for money.
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So what? Who cares what he does? The Russian mobsters in Pattaya make Farangs look bad too. Wanna go and argue with them?
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On a similar topic, I was in Yum Saap the other day with my wife and this young farang woman came in a quickly placed a card on everyone's table saying "I am deaf, my money has been stolen. Please help me by getting back to my country. Here is a token key ring gift for your help".

You would not believe how many people gave her 50 Baht for the 5 Baht key ring.

Great scam, very well executed.

I figure she must make at least 10k every weekend.
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Looks like I was wrong then. Let's ALL come up with bs stories start making some real money on the street. Enough of this MoE and Thai government nonsense.
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On a similar topic, I was in Yum Saap the other day with my wife and this young farang woman came in a quickly placed a card on everyone's table saying "I am deaf, my money has been stolen. Please help me by getting back to my country. Here is a token key ring gift for your help".

You would not believe how many people gave her 50 Baht for the 5 Baht key ring.

Great scam, very well executed.

I figure she must make at least 10k every weekend.
That seems to be one of the most common scams world-wide. Though in reality, does it vary from numerous "legitimate" businesses that provide something that makes people feel good but is ultimately disingenuous?
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On a similar topic, I was in Yum Saap the other day with my wife and this young farang woman came in a quickly placed a card on everyone's table saying "I am deaf, my money has been stolen. Please help me by getting back to my country. Here is a token key ring gift for your help".

You would not believe how many people gave her 50 Baht for the 5 Baht key ring.

Great scam, very well executed.

I figure she must make at least 10k every weekend.
You should have walked up behind her and roared like a lion as loud as you could in her ear.

Admittedly, this would of made you look rather strange in front of the other customers, but it would also of revealed the scam before their very eyes.
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You should have walked up behind her and roared like a lion as loud as you could in her ear.

Admittedly, this would of made you look rather strange in front of the other customers, but it would also of revealed the scam before their very eyes.
I've thought of doing that numerous times as well.

Maybe there is a legitimate roving band of deaf people who survive and are taken care of by some kind of beggar master. At least, it probably started out that way somehwere and then was corrupted by others who saw how easy it was to exploit.
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