There's a Homeless Person Outside My Office

Kintarō Hattori

The office I work in opens out onto a footpath. There's a homeless girl across the street who's been there for the past few weeks. I don't know where she's from but she looks like she could be south american (or similar) and in her early 20s.
The last few days I thought I was going mad as I swore I could hear a recorder and had no-idea where it was coming from but one of the chaps I work with who sits a little closer to the window tells me she's playing the recorder now (so I'm not going mad- yay).

I wonder if I should offer her a cup of tea or coffee (there's plenty here in the office) or would that just be unwelcome?

My name is URL

Is she good looking? Take her home and feed her

biko

Get her a sandwich and a coffee when you go out for lunch.
One of them readymade in plastic so she sees you haven't put drugs in it

monkeyfudge

Outside my office is this sad panda...

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/2246/ryjo.jpg

Should I bring him some shoots and leaves perhaps?

Kintarō Hattori

Magnus wrote: »

Get her a sandwich and a coffee when you go out for lunch.
One of them readymade in plastic so she sees you haven't put drugs in it

Actually I was just thinking. When I go to Tesco I'm going to get a pasta salad for €1.40, would it be weird if I offered one to her?

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Outside my office is this sad panda...

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/2246/ryjo.jpg

Should I bring him some shoots and leaves perhaps?

No offence monkeyfudge but I wasn't trying to be clever or smart, just sincere.

monkeyfudge

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

No offence monkeyfudge but I wasn't trying to be clever or smart, just sincere.

Ah, no. I wasn't having a go at you. I just thought it was funny that all I have outside my office is this sad little panda.

Kiera

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Outside my office is this sad panda...

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/2246/ryjo.jpg

Should I bring him some shoots and leaves perhaps?

Oh noes, someone broke Gummy Panda

Agamemnon

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Outside my office is this sad panda...

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/2246/ryjo.jpg

Should I bring him some shoots and leaves perhaps?

That looks like a panda Jesus that fell off the cross.

Stercus Accidit

Agamemnon wrote: »

That looks like a panda Jesus that fell off the cross.

Blasphemy!

Keano

It would be nice to get her lunch. Go for it.

Pop's Diner

My name is URL wrote: »

Is she good looking? Take her home and feed her sausage

FYP

Quazzie

monkeyfudge wrote: »

shoot and leave perhaps?

Best advice if ya ask me

She's an undercover dectective watching your every move

engrish?

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

The office I work in opens out onto a footpath. There's a homeless girl across the street who's been there for the past few weeks. I don't know where she's from but she looks like she could be south american (or similar) and in her early 20s.
The last few days I thought I was going mad as I swore I could hear a recorder and had no-idea where it was coming from but one of the chaps I work with who sits a little closer to the window tells me she's playing the recorder now (so I'm not going mad- yay).

I wonder if I should offer her a cup of tea or coffee (there's plenty here in the office) or would that just be unwelcome?

Provided that you ask her not to beg outside your building in the future, yes, give her lunch.

YT

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Actually I was just thinking. When I go to Tesco I'm going to get a pasta salad for €1.40, would it be weird if I offered one to her?
.

It wouldn't be weird at all.
When I was working in town there was a few homeless people around that I got to know, whenever I could I would buy them a coffee or sandwich.
I'm such a softie, I even bought savlon, plasters and socks for one guy cos his feet were in bits

Pop's Diner

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Outside my office is this sad panda...

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/2246/ryjo.jpg

Should I bring him some shoots and leaves perhaps?

Ask him if he was sexually harassed. Most panda's are usually sad due to sexual harassment.

Mr Benevolent

I though the title was the opening line of a musical comedy. Seriously though, I'm not sure what you should do. Would you end up feeding her every day?

Ask him if he was sexually harassed. Most pandas are usually sad due to lack of sexual harassment.

FYP

The_Conductor

Magnus wrote: »

Get her a sandwich and a coffee when you go out for lunch.
One of them readymade in plastic so she sees you haven't put drugs in it

Ask her first. There is a homeless kid outside our office too. She asked me would I get her a McDonalds. We're close to Grafton Street- so I got her one on my lunchtime walk. She was very surprised and totally thrilled with it.

People can be funny about accepting food from strangers- even when they're homeless. It would be polite to ask- if nothing else.

Slow Motion

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Outside my office is this sad panda...

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/2246/ryjo.jpg

Should I bring him some shoots and leaves perhaps?

He looks like he's been shot and left! A warning perhaps, maybe someone is trying to tell you something

SEPT 23 1989

tie a €20 note to a piece of string and hang out your office window
every time shes tries to pick it up yank the string

hours of fun to be had

Keano

I remember once giving money to a young homeless guy in Limerick and a few mins later seen him walking down a streer eating a bun from a bakers. Not what I would have bought but good to see he actually bought food.

drunkymonkey

Take her home, nag to her to clean her room and get a job.
when she doesn't, kick her out!

That'll learn her!

joes girls

i think you should........but be careful she might think your easy pickings!

Pop's Diner

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

tie a €20 note to a piece of string and hang out your office window
every time shes tries to pick it up yank the string

hours of fun to be had

Feck that! That lot will work just as hard if you use a fiver.

Kiera

smccarrick wrote: »

Ask her first. There is a homeless kid outside our office too. She asked me would I get her a McDonalds. We're close to Grafton Street- so I got her one on my lunchtime walk. She was very surprised and totally thrilled with it.

People can be funny about accepting food from strangers- even when they're homeless. It would be polite to ask- if nothing else.

+1. Imagine you gave her something she was allergic to and she got a reaction and died :eek:

uprising

Fair play OP for thinking of her, get her something, Good Man.

Napoli

DON'T GIVE HER ANYTHING.

This disgusting behaviour should be discouraged. If it becomes a nice profitable enterprise for her, you can bet she'll have a dozen cousins called Manuel on the next boat to Ireland. In this world, you should earn what you get.

She's probably collecting the dole on top of begging too.
You are too nice for your own good OP, but this is a case of being cruel to be kind. She can get a job or get back to Mexico.

Kintarō Hattori

Well I'm just back from Tesco and it didn't turn out quite how I imagined. When I was there I picked up a chicken salad - €1.40 and a smoothie - €.99, total cost €2.39.

I walked over to her and told her that I had just come back from the shop. I mentioned that I was lucky enough to still have a job and that for me they were quite cheap. I offered her the salad and the smoothie (sealed containers) but she refused them. She said she had enough food and had accomodation and that I wasn't offering real help so she didn't want them.

I wasn't looking for her to heap thanks upon me, I thought she would simply appreciate some food. I have to say I felt a little embarassed and less likely to do something similar in the future.

Otis Driftwood

Napoli wrote: »

DON'T GIVE HER ANYTHING.

This disgusting behaviour should be discouraged. If it becomes a nice profitable enterprise for her, you can bet she'll have a dozen cousins called Manuel on the next boat to Ireland. In this world, you should earn what you get.

She's probably collecting the dole on top of begging too.
You are too nice for your own good OP, but this is a case of being cruel to be kind. She can get a job or get back to Mexico.

He didnt say she is begging,she never asked him for anything,he is just going to be a decent human being.
Cop on.

Gone Drinking

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Well I'm just back from Tesco and it didn't turn out quite how I imagined. When I was there I picked up a chicken salad - €1.40 and a smoothie - €.99, total cost €2.39.

I walked over to her and told her that I had just come back from the shop. I mentioned that I was lucky enough to still have a job and that for me they were quite cheap. I offered her the salad and the smoothie (sealed containers) but she refused them. She said she had enough food and had accomodation and that I wasn't offering real help so she didn't want them.

I wasn't looking for her to heap thanks upon me, I thought she would simply appreciate some food. I have to say I felt a little embarassed and less likely to do something similar in the future.

SHOT DOWN.. by a homeless chick!

Otis Driftwood

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Well I'm just back from Tesco and it didn't turn out quite how I imagined. When I was there I picked up a chicken salad - €1.40 and a smoothie - €.99, total cost €2.39.

I walked over to her and told her that I had just come back from the shop. I mentioned that I was lucky enough to still have a job and that for me they were quite cheap. I offered her the salad and the smoothie (sealed containers) but she refused them. She said she had enough food and had accomodation and that I wasn't offering real help so she didn't want them.

I wasn't looking for her to heap thanks upon me, I thought she would simply appreciate some food. I have to say I felt a little embarassed and less likely to do something similar in the future.

Fcuk it man,at least you tried.Good on you.

anniehoo

Napoli wrote: »

DON'T GIVE HER ANYTHING.

This disgusting behaviour should be discouraged. If it becomes a nice profitable enterprise for her, you can bet she'll have a dozen cousins called Manuel on the next boat to Ireland. In this world, you should earn what you get.

She's probably collecting the dole on top of begging too.
You are too nice for your own good OP, but this is a case of being cruel to be kind. She can get a job or get back to Mexico.

Harsh! edit: just read Kintaros last reply...not harsh- feck her!

Royale with Cheese

Morale of the story: don't help people. People are assholes.

Amalgam

Napoli wrote: »

DON'T GIVE HER ANYTHING.

This disgusting behaviour should be discouraged. If it becomes a nice profitable enterprise for her, you can bet she'll have a dozen cousins called Manuel on the next boat to Ireland. In this world, you should earn what you get.

She's probably collecting the dole on top of begging too.
You are too nice for your own good OP, but this is a case of being cruel to be kind. She can get a job or get back to Mexico.

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Hey Jean-Luc....how's it hangin?

to the op..what did she mean by real help..did she mean as in put her up in a room or give here a place to stay?

Ponster

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

I wasn't looking for her to heap thanks upon me, I thought she would simply appreciate some food. I have to say I felt a little embarrassed and less likely to do something similar in the future.

I wouldn't let it put you off doing similar in the future. The same thing happened to me once and I learned to ask first if I could get them anything before presuming that they would want/need food.

Degsy

Tell me where she is and i'll come urinate on her.

Amalgam

At least she refused them, nothing like having food you've bought for someone binned in front of you, along with a mild threat of violence to go with that, which happened to myself.

As smccarrick stated, always ask first..

Oh and some homeless people aren't very nice, which is sometimes why they might be homeless.

Kintarō Hattori

Sc@recrow wrote: »

Hey Jean-Luc....how's it hangin?

to the op..what did she mean by real help..did she mean as in put her up in a room or give here a place to stay?

I didn't ask but I presume she meant money.

yerayeah

We might have a homeless person squatting in the back garden of our house in college next year...





That could be an interesting situation!

prinz

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

I didn't ask but I presume she meant drug money.

Meh, what are you going to do.

WillieCocker

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Well I'm just back from Tesco and it didn't turn out quite how I imagined. When I was there I picked up a chicken salad - €1.40 and a smoothie - €.99, total cost €2.39.

I walked over to her and told her that I had just come back from the shop. I mentioned that I was lucky enough to still have a job and that for me they were quite cheap. I offered her the salad and the smoothie (sealed containers) but she refused them. She said she had enough food and had accomodation and that I wasn't offering real help so she didn't want them.

I wasn't looking for her to heap thanks upon me, I thought she would simply appreciate some food. I have to say I felt a little embarassed and less likely to do something similar in the future.

Fair play for trying mate.

Having said that i would have told her to get up, get cleaned and FIND A ****ING JOB!!!!
She probably makes a fortune doing it and going home to her cushy house.

Napoli

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Oh wow, you copy and pasted a facepalm. I'm glad you didn't debate the issue logically or point out fallacies in my argument, cos that would be stupid.

Now please enlighten me on all the wonderful benefits begging provdes our society with.

Ponster

WillieCocker wrote: »

Having said that i would have told her to get up, get cleaned and FIND A ****ING JOB!!!!

I think you should head down to your local dole office and offer all those people in the long queue the same advice

Spastafarian

Well now next time you know to get her a 2 liter bottle of Devils Bit instead. Then maybe you'll get a roide.

DubArk

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

I wasn't looking for her to heap thanks upon me, I thought she would simply appreciate some food. I have to say I felt a little embarassed and less likely to do something similar in the future.

Well you tried your best and your heart was defiantly in the right place. Not everyone wants to be sitting on a doorstep till the hostel opens and maybe that’s all she was doing, passing time till she got back indoors. It sounds like she’s defeated to me. It’s easy to be glib and make rash statements like F*ck her!

Maybe you should have asked before you bought the food.

Lots of people in Ireland are going through very hard times and can’t get jobs at the moment and some may very well end up on the streets next winter. I hope there’s more people like you out there for they’re sake.

Fink Goddie

Gone Drinking wrote: »

SHOT DOWN.. by a homeless chick!

LOL this is a hilarious thread.

Kintarō Hattori

WillieCocker wrote: »

Fair play for trying mate.

Having said that i would have told her to get up, get cleaned and FIND A ****ING JOB!!!!
She probably makes a fortune doing it and going home to her cushy house.

I can't imagine she makes much money from it. The street isn't exactly jam packed at the best of times.

Spastafarian wrote: »

Well now next time you know to get her a 2 liter bottle of Devils Bit instead. Then maybe you'll get a roide.

It is possible to just be nice for the sake of it and not want anything in return.

WillieCocker

Ponster wrote: »

I think you should head down to your local dole office and offer all those people in the long queue the same advice

It was a figure of speech.:D
You don't see many of them begging during the big R.

Amalgam

Napoli wrote: »

Oh wow, you copy and pasted a facepalm. I'm glad you didn't debate the issue logically or point out fallacies in my argument, cos that would be stupid.

Now please enlighten me on all the wonderful benefits begging provdes our society with.

I'm glad it riled you up enough to mention it, the facepalm was over your Mexico comment.

Don't worry about the Mexicans.

Spastafarian

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

It is possible to just be nice for the sake of it and not want anything in return.

Probably not, no.
But good on ya for trying!
*Pat on back