Posh Beggars

the groutch · 04-03-2013 09:52PM #1

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 · 04-03-2013 09:54PM

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

dodderangler · 04-03-2013 09:55PM

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 · 04-03-2013 09:55PM

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

Hercule Poirot · 04-03-2013 09:56PM

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 · 04-03-2013 09:57PM

Posh = wearing a suit?

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

brummytom · 04-03-2013 09:58PM

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 · 04-03-2013 10:01PM

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** · 04-03-2013 10:02PM

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 · 04-03-2013 10:04PM

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 · 04-03-2013 10:07PM

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?

04-03-2013 10:08PM

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 · 04-03-2013 10:12PM

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?

04-03-2013 10:13PM

ckeego wrote: »

Were you wearing a suit?

No

The Pheasant · 04-03-2013 10:14PM

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 · 04-03-2013 10:15PM

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 · 04-03-2013 10:22PM

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 · 04-03-2013 10:49PM

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 · 04-03-2013 11:10PM

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 · 04-03-2013 11:13PM

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 · 04-03-2013 11:15PM

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 · 04-03-2013 11:17PM

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 · 04-03-2013 11:19PM

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 · 04-03-2013 11:22PM

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 · 04-03-2013 11:23PM

Can ya spare some cutter me brother?

For Forks Sake · 04-03-2013 11:49PM

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 · 04-03-2013 11:53PM

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 · 04-03-2013 11:55PM

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 · 04-03-2013 11:57PM

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 · 05-03-2013 12:02AM

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 · 05-03-2013 12:06AM

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

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