You acted well. Some compassion at times always makes a difference.Honestly, I never had a homeless man/woman talk to me directly in a good manner, all I get is drunk people who spout nonsense :|
But I do feel bad for some though and I definately wouldn´t mind listening to one, at all.
Also, last year I had some experiences with some, simply because my tutoress couldn´t handle watching people literally falling on the street, starving, so I gave her a hand with that and honestly, it felt good.
Strayed a bit from the original question, but just wanted to share that.
Gov'ts should really at least attempt to put people back to work. Even for $4 and hour or something, it gets them off the street and doing something. Build roads or schools, clean up towns and parks etc, it's a win win.Yeah :/ Sadly,we live in a globally spread society that puts the wellbeing of the people as a secundary priority and the extraction of money from the ppl as nr.1 priority.
Don't give money, give food and clothes but not money. I've had family members who were homeless and they'd say the same thing. You really can't be certain what they'll spend it on.I gave $100 to one about 2 weeks ago.
well damn 0_0I gave $100 to one about 2 weeks ago.
In my home town, Washington D.C, there's this SAME hobo that asks for money,About 3 hours ago, I left the gym with some mates waiting for their bus at the station. It's 22:00 PM.
A random dog was walking around the station totally ignoring my whistles and callings. dat b1tch >.>
Then, we noticed her (the dog) owner was a homeless looking guy walking towards us. He started talking about his life, and I listened with interest. He mentioned having his own business in the past making about 5000 euros a month with it, which is a lot in Holland. But he screwed his life over a daily dose of cocaine. I tried to give him a pep-talk knowing it was useless, but luckily the guy still has a job.. somewhere idk.
I asked him why he's not planning to start his own business again, and he replied with: ''My mom doesn't want me to''.
I was like "-___-' who cares what she thinks? git dat mohnee.'' Then he told me he'd spent all the money on even more cocaine.. sigh. He told me that people dislike change..they tend to stick with their habits may those be for the better or for the worse.
Though he fked up his life, which wasn't necessary in his situation, he was in for a good chat and had good verbal skils. He appreciated us not looking down on him, and thanked us for the 10 minutes chat.
Now, my question is: How do you act when a hobo is near you, trying to make contact? Do you view him/her as your fellow men, responding with respect, or do you flat out ignore that person like most people do?
exactly...In America? Most likely yeah :/ first, they're used as pawns by their govt. blinded with patriotism, then after their service, totally neglected and milked out financially..
I rarely give them money. I only respect them when they want a chat and maybe something to eat when starving, but money? Nah, that'll probably be spent on drugs.In my home town, Washington D.C, there's this SAME hobo that asks for money,
We use to give him money, then we stopped, because he's been doing it for several years!
When a Hobo approaches me, it's always for money, not conversation. But, I treat everyone on the streets equally, no matter how they look. We're all gullible slaves of the government, at the end of the day.
Thanks, and yeah it does.You acted well. Some compassion at times always makes a difference.
true that. My parents are divorced, both left the house we used to live in as a family. The mortgage was killing my parents financially until we had a win/win situation in which a family from the same island as my parents (curacao) needed a place asap. They have 3 o-so adorable kidsnot all homeless people are drug addicts or war veterans or illiterates, some working class people had to sell their homes because tehy lost their jobs due to economic recession and couldn't complete the payment for the house, most times they might not be lucky enough to have a nearby relative to stay with, as in the case of immigrants, so they end up homeless
Your family's from the islands too? No wonder we get along!true that. My parents are divorced, both left the house we used to live in as a family. The mortgage was killing my parents financially until we had a win/win situation in which a family from the same island as my parents (curacao) needed a place asap. They have 3 o-so adorable kidsLuckily for them, they ran into us. Else, they'd probably be homeless with 3 children..
Your family's from the islands too? No wonder we get along!
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