Posh Beggars

the groutch

is this the new thing?

was in Temple Bar today and was approached by a guy who asked me for money to buy a coffee (yeah right), thing is he had a non-skanger voice and was wearing a suit. if a bystander saw it they'd probably think I was the one asking him for money.

keelanj69

If we knew the type of coffee we could tell you! Skinny latte? Frappalattechino?

dodderangler

Guess you've never been to any nightclubs in smoking area and been approached by girl or bloke with posh accent
"Sorry have you got a cigarette"
They are posh beggars

Doom

That's just the Finance Minister trying his new approach to raping us of every cent we have

Hercule Poirot

It has actually been proven by study on Brainiac (old tv show on sky one) that a well dressed person is more likely to recieve money, i.e., lost my wallet, can i have a few euro to get the bus/coffee etc, than a person who is dressed "like a skanger"

My name is URL

Posh = wearing a suit?

That must be why so many people turn up in court wearing them.

brummytom

dodderangler wrote: »

Guess you've never been to any nightclubs in smoking area and been approached by girl or bloke with posh accent
"Sorry have you got a cigarette"
They are posh beggars

I hate 'have you got a spare?'. Yeah of course I have, it's not like I'm addicted to them or anything.

dodderangler

brummytom wrote: »

I hate 'have you got a spare?'. Yeah of course I have, it's not like I'm addicted to them or anything.

Or worse is when they say they only smoke when they drink
I usually reply then would you not buy smokes when you drink

**Vai**

Had the same experience in Temple Bar years ago, except the guy wasnt in a suit, just normal clothes for a guy in his late 20s. That was during the height of the boom too so definitely not new.

Banjo String

Filling station last week in Naas.

Man approached me (Irish lad, well dressed) sorry, do you speak English?
Says me, I do yeah?
/produces some kinda i.d (with no photo) and says he needs a few euro for petrol to get him home to waterford.
I say I'm at work mate, don't carry cash when I'm working.
He asks if I've any loose change even? I say nope.

Watch him do this to about a dozen more people in the space of ten mins.


Then watch him drive off, in the Dublin direction.



Cute hoors have just got cuter it seems.

actuallylike

A fella once came up to me at Jervis Street Luas stop. Young fella, 19-20 I'd guess. Country accent, DIT hoodie (the college I was in as well). Nothing about him to suggest that he wasn't a student. Approached me with a big mortified head on him like he was really embarrassed about what he was doing. Explained to me that he left his wallet in his mates apartment and needed the fare to Kildare or wherever he said his home was for the weekend. Kept apologising and really looked embarrassed about what he was doing. I actually didn't have a bean on me so just apologised and said I had nothing. He apologised back to me and went on his way scratching his head. I felt really bad about him, wondering what he'd do.

2 weeks later at the bus stop on College Green, up he comes, same hoodie, same speel. Still as apologetic as the first time. Told him he already asked 2 weeks ago, he walked off. Didn't feel bad about his tactic to be honest. If I helped him I would have been under the impression that I was helping a fellow student, someone I could relate to. I still see him about the Luas and Bus stops doing it. Wonder how much he makes and if he'll ever get back to Kildare?

I was in a train station in Europe recently waiting for a friend, I sat down and soon enough the two homeless drunk guys beside me started to chat to me, was there for about half an hour with them trying between the three of us to have a conversation in a common language, one of them insisted on buying me a coffee (or a beer or a coke). Can't say I've ever been offered a cup of coffee by a homeless person before, it was sweet!

ckeego

Deleted User wrote: »

I was in a train station in Europe recently waiting for a friend, I sat down and soon enough the two homeless drunk guys beside me started to chat to me, was there for about half an hour with them trying between the three of us to have a conversation in a common language, one of them insisted on buying me a coffee (or a beer or a coke). Can't say I've ever been offered a cup of coffee by a homeless person before, it was sweet!

Were you wearing a suit?

ckeego

ckeego wrote: »

Were you wearing a suit?

No

The Pheasant

Yeah I was in Tesco buying a few beers the other day and a nicely dressed girl around my age or maybe a year or two older than me (I'm 18), comes up to me and says "Sorry would you have a spare 5er on you?" of course I look at her as if she has about 20 heads and she just goes "sorry it's just that I need wine?".........."What?! I don't care if you need wine - earn your own 5er!"

Allyall

I got asked by a guy outside the pizza slice place in Temple Bar, Gave me some spiel about being just home from abroad (London i think he said), I can't remember his whole speech, but he only needed enough for something small...

It was during the summer. Good looking bloke, well dressed (much better than me), and very well spoken. I was in kind of shock, and didn't think for a second he was scamming. I thought he must genuinely need it and gave him €2.70ish all i had in change.

He even said to me he knew he looked well off, and well to do, but since he came home his Parents had moved away, or refused to let him in or something.
Months later the new series of Love/Hate started and i could've sworn it was the main character (Haven't watched it), and thought he must've been researching the role, or practicing etc..

I am no good with faces, he may have only bared a passing resemblance to him, but i thought (months later) it was him.

This guy (But he didn't look as strung out)
http://www.joe.ie/uploads/s/34/816//robert%20sheehan.jpg

deandean

After dealing with all the chuggers around Dublin I have 'the look' off to a tee now. No-one even approaches me anymore.

Except once, it was a gorgeous chugger and she just caught my eye. Wonder was it whoopsadaisydoodles?

WoollyRedHat

dodderangler wrote: »

Guess you've never been to any nightclubs in smoking area and been approached by girl or bloke with posh accent
"Sorry have you got a cigarette"
They are posh beggars

Or even a spare sandwich like.

IM0

they were obviously in the latest batch of homelessness, go back and youll see him again in 3 years with the same but tornand probably piss smelling suit, probably with a brown paper bag too.

rock chic

actuallylike wrote: »

A fella once came up to me at Jervis Street Luas stop. Young fella, 19-20 I'd guess. Country accent, DIT hoodie (the college I was in as well). Nothing about him to suggest that he wasn't a student. Approached me with a big mortified head on him like he was really embarrassed about what he was doing. Explained to me that he left his wallet in his mates apartment and needed the fare to Kildare or wherever he said his home was for the weekend. Kept apologising and really looked embarrassed about what he was doing. I actually didn't have a bean on me so just apologised and said I had nothing. He apologised back to me and went on his way scratching his head. I felt really bad about him, wondering what he'd do.

2 weeks later at the bus stop on College Green, up he comes, same hoodie, same speel. Still as apologetic as the first time. Told him he already asked 2 weeks ago, he walked off. Didn't feel bad about his tactic to be honest. If I helped him I would have been under the impression that I was helping a fellow student, someone I could relate to. I still see him about the Luas and Bus stops doing it. Wonder how much he makes and if he'll ever get back to Kildare?

probobly the same fella last summer at the square with the same spiel bloody scammer

smileyj1987

The Pheasant wrote: »

Yeah I was in Tesco buying a few beers the other day and a nicely dressed girl around my age or maybe a year or two older than me (I'm 18), comes up to me and says "Sorry would you have a spare 5er on you?" of course I look at her as if she has about 20 heads and she just goes "sorry it's just that I need wine?".........."What?! I don't care if you need wine - earn your own 5er!"

Should have asked her for a few sexual favours to make her earn it

Ted_YNWA

Deleted User wrote: »

I was in a train station in Europe recently waiting for a friend, I sat down and soon enough the two homeless drunk guys beside me started to chat to me, was there for about half an hour with them trying between the three of us to have a conversation in a common language, one of them insisted on buying me a coffee (or a beer or a coke). Can't say I've ever been offered a cup of coffee by a homeless person before, it was sweet!

The coffee or the jesture ?

Dwork

SamHall wrote: »

Filling station last week in Naas.

Man approached me (Irish lad, well dressed) sorry, do you speak English?
Says me, I do yeah?
/produces some kinda i.d (with no photo) and says he needs a few euro for petrol to get him home to waterford.
I say I'm at work mate, don't carry cash when I'm working.
He asks if I've any loose change even? I say nope.

Watch him do this to about a dozen more people in the space of ten mins.


Then watch him drive off, in the Dublin direction.



Cute hoors have just got cuter it seems.

He just isn't well dressed. And he does it all day every day. I now have him trained, I spout some pseudo-russian as I walk past. He's given up asking now.

IM0

The Pheasant wrote: »

Yeah I was in Tesco buying a few beers the other day and a nicely dressed girl around my age or maybe a year or two older than me (I'm 18), comes up to me and says "Sorry would you have a spare 5er on you?" of course I look at her as if she has about 20 heads and she just goes "sorry it's just that I need wine?".........."What?! I don't care if you need wine - earn your own 5er!"

was she wearing pyjamas too

Kidchameleon

Can ya spare some cutter me brother?

For Forks Sake

The Pheasant wrote: »

Yeah I was in Tesco buying a few beers the other day and a nicely dressed girl around my age or maybe a year or two older than me (I'm 18), comes up to me and says "Sorry would you have a spare 5er on you?" of course I look at her as if she has about 20 heads and she just goes "sorry it's just that I need wine?".........."What?! I don't care if you need wine - earn your own 5er!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQUSDeptBxE

johnnyskeleton

The Pheasant wrote: »

Yeah I was in Tesco buying a few beers the other day and a nicely dressed girl around my age or maybe a year or two older than me (I'm 18), comes up to me and says "Sorry would you have a spare 5er on you?" of course I look at her as if she has about 20 heads and she just goes "sorry it's just that I need wine?".........."What?! I don't care if you need wine - earn your own 5er!"

She was asking you out.

And she was a really cheap date.

herisson

Has anyone got the well dressed woman who is sometimes around busaras saying she was robbed and just came from the Garda Station across the road and she needs €20 to get home? Happened to me a few weeks ago and i just told her no before she was finished and she just stops and repeats the sad story to the next person.

Handsome Bob

Not every beggar/homeless person fits the stereotype. I know one young lad in particular who takes great pride in his appearance. Well spoken too.

Gillo

The amount of people (well dressed etc) bumming smokes is unbelievable. I'd smoke respectable looking girl cone up to me a while back, usual do you have a smoke? I took out my pack pulled out one and went to hand it to her, at the last second I pulled it back, smiled and apologetically said "ah sorry, you're too pretty to get lung cancer"

The look in her face was priceless, the poor girl was confused, had I took the piss out of her or was I a dirty perve???

Loopy

Got any spare change?
Eh no, I haven't finished living my life yet.

Nothing new, someone I knew in college used to do it regularly enough and come out with a couple of hundred quid a night.

TheNap

Happened to me coming home from work last week . 2 travellers stopped me and said their mother is in hospital here and they needed money to get home to Cavan . Seems its more common than i thought

De Hipster

brummytom wrote: »

I hate 'have you got a spare?'...

I usually answer with 'nope...no spares, there were only 20 in the box when I opened it, sorry dude.'

frank reynolds

there's absolutely no reason whatsoever for these people to be begging "genuinely". they get hand-outs, no matter who they are, where they're from etc. all that they are begging for is pocket money most of the time.

i would say (imo) that anyone who is in genuine need of things like food and shelter, are getting it from services provided for them.

that's why you see the same beggars all the time. they're ALL scammers.

AnonoBoy

dodderangler wrote: »

Or worse is when they say they only smoke when they drink
I usually reply then would you not buy smokes when you drink

Or tell them that you only drink when you smoke so could they buy you a pint?

Lollipops23

There's also "fake pregnant lady" in and around the Grafton St area- I don't know if she just has a naturally rounded belly or if it's padding, but she sure as hell ain't pregnant. She's been using it for several years now.

AnonoBoy

Lollipops23 wrote: »

There's also "fake pregnant lady" in and around the Grafton St area- I don't know if she just has a naturally rounded belly or if it's padding, but she sure as hell ain't pregnant. She's been using it for several years now.

Is it Miriam O'Callaghan?

wolfpawnat

I have to laugh at the amount of "beggars" in Dublin with full head to toe Nike tracksuit along with obligatory Nike Airs, their shoes are more expensive than my whole outfit!!!! I just look at their branded clothes and cannot believe their gaul!

I was approached by a guy in a suit one day asking "Would I care to donate a Euro to you?" in a posh accent. Kind of shocked me, but I only had my luas fare on me so I gave nothing anyway.

B.A._Baracus

Some of the old 'classics' get under your skin.

- Someone asks you for a light and you say 'sure' then they ask 'do you have a spare smoke too?' :rolleyes:

- Someone taps you for a smoke. You give them one. Then they just put it in their pocket and walk down the road. You just know they're going to tap the next 20 people asking the same. Why pay for smokes when you can get them for free.

riclad

I Never give money to beggars, especially women with kids,
its a scam.
we have a good welfare system, i reckon they make hundreds of pounds tax free.every week.
on JOE duffy show, foreign women with kids, are asking people to buy them food ,grocerys in the city centre.
or eg i was robbed , i need money to go home,
eg as in previous,post .
SOME of them may be drug addicts,why give someone money to buy drugs.?

fasttalkerchat

riclad wrote: »

I Never give money to beggars, especially women with kids,
its a scam.
we have a good welfare system, i reckon they make hundreds of pounds tax free.every week.
on JOE duffy show, foreign women with kids, are asking people to buy them food ,grocerys in the city centre.
or eg i was robbed , i need money to go home,
eg as in previous,post .
SOME of them may be drug addicts,why give someone money to buy drugs.?

I remember one who limped around Georges Street outside Dunnes on a crutch with no shoes. One evening I saw him fully clothed getting onto a bus.
Next day, no shoes again!

ColeTrain

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

I remember one who limped around Georges Street outside Dunnes on a crutch with no shoes. One evening I saw him fully clothed getting onto a bus.
Next day, no shoes again!

It could have been his uncompassionate, identical twin getting on the bus?

seven_eleven

Yep, some guy came up to once, well dressed & spoken, cleanly shaved etc and gave me this sop story about him being from Northern Ireland and he came down to visit his parents but he lost his wallet, and slept rough last night. But he needed just a few euro to pay for the bus fare back to N.I.

Outright told him no and walked off. So many people fall for this bullshít scam every day and then go off feeling good about themselves for helping somebody.

The weird thing was when he first approached me he asked "excuse me, do you speak english?"

Made me think he was a tourist looking for advice so I stopped. It's a pretty good way to get people to listen to him, otherwise I would have just kept walking to be honest.

topper75

Deleted User wrote: »

I was in a train station in Europe recently waiting for a friend, I sat down and soon enough the two homeless drunk guys beside me started to chat to me, was there for about half an hour with them trying between the three of us to have a conversation in a common language, one of them insisted on buying me a coffee (or a beer or a coke). Can't say I've ever been offered a cup of coffee by a homeless person before, it was sweet!

First you buy her coffee, then you get the sex. Every homeless knows that!

Tabnabs

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

I remember one who limped around Georges Street outside Dunnes on a crutch with no shoes. One evening I saw him fully clothed getting onto a bus.
Next day, no shoes again!

He's well known to the locals and the gards. He actually takes his shoes off when he arrives to his pitch and sits on them...

9959

Most of the 'Posh Beggars' in Ireland go to NAMA, where they can cadge €100,000 or more per year, not bad eh?

Yep, had it happen to me a few times in south Dublin. Always young girls, 16-22 age group. The most recent one was over Christmas when some D4 girl with 10 layers of makeup asked my boyfriend and I to buy her a drink because she'd lost her wallet.
My bf told her in no uncertain terms that he didn't give a fck and that if she really had lost her wallet, she should be trying to get home, not begging strangers for drinks.

What goes on in people's heads when they do this? Are they really so spoiled that they expect strangers to buy totally unnecessary stuff for them? It was the way she asked as well, as if she just expected us to do it and she was really shocked when we said no.

A Primal Nut

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

It has actually been proven by study on Brainiac (old tv show on sky one) that a well dressed person is more likely to recieve money, i.e., lost my wallet, can i have a few euro to get the bus/coffee etc, than a person who is dressed "like a skanger"

Happened me and my friend once in the US, some guy in a sharp dressed suit came up and had some sob story about having lost his wallet and had no money to get home or something along those lines and I gave him a dollar. A couple of weeks later my friend went back to the same place and said the same guy in the same suit came up to him with the same story.

giant_midget

People should realise that anyone that stops you on the street in a city or anywhere is just looking to get something from you. Just blank them and keep walking that's what i do.
Not interested about your lost wallet or you needing a euro for a hostel or any other story....

giant_midget

giant_midget wrote: »

People should realise that anyone that stops you on the street in a city or anywhere is just looking to get something from you. Just blank them and keep walking that's what i do.
Not interested about your lost wallet or you needing a euro for a hostel or any other story....

Not true. A lot of people just want directions or something. When I'm abroad, I'm grateful to locals who stop to help me. It's a shame that all the con artists and pickpockets make people so paranoid that they won't stop to help anyone out.