BambinA Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 (edited) last 2 weeks my sister and me went to Central Plaza Chitlom, we park our car at Central world plaza and walk via flyover i met a farang bloke sat with despair face with a backpack ..and he has a paper board , write as " i need 8000 baht for flight , you guys and donate me 100 /500/1000 bht " i asked him whats wrong ..he said he broke up with a TH girl friend, and no more money .. he has around 10K baht ..need some more he claimed he come from Holland anyhow, today i just found from TH forum , people meet him at many BTS station as victory monument , nation stadium, pleon chit ..for atleast 2 mths i think he is just a liar .. actaully if i was him, i'd contact with the embassy what do you think? Edited November 21, 2005 by BambinA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I think the guy is a disgrace and should be dealt with by proper authorities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastwars Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 So you think that farangs are never broke? a popular misconseption, have a little compassion, the guy may be stuck 1000's of miles from home and his doing at least something to get himself back. we are not all walking ATM's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BambinA Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 i think , he 'd get around 500-1000 Bht / day (atleast) for 60 days = 30k-60k (atleast) ..nice income Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greer Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Yes, I agree with BambinA - I smell a rat. I am pretty sure that the embassy would at least be able to assist in some way if his story is genuine - even if it came to organising contact with friends or family back in his home country. I should think that 2 months begging on the street would have been more than enough reason for his government to make emergency arrangements - maybe get a ticket organised that he must pay back when he gets home, rather than illegally begging. Something odd here, IF the guys story is genuine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun Bob Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 penang has had a farang guy beg for over 3 years now... tries to make himself look local too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanta rood Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 (edited) Why doesn't he just go to the dutch embassy? Edited November 21, 2005 by fanta rood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatinasia Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Most embassies have emergency repatriation services. If he's still hanging around begging, he wants to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 con for sure!!! Most beggars make more dosh than you or I do. I'm not saying there aren't legitimate ones, but highly unlikely especially if you've seen this lad day/day for 2-3months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 The beggar is a huge bullshitter. I have heard about this guy over the past couple of years begging in the area. Sometimes he positions himself near the canal bridge by Phetuberi Rd. Toastwars, I expect to see you with a wad of cash to hand over to this scammer scumbag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefan Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I promise to stop as soon as I have enuff for that BMW Z3! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuestHouse Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 A word on the matter of Compassion My mother and her neighbor went traveling to India a couple of years back, on their return leg and while checking in at the airport they met a young Italian guy who claimed to be in similar circumstances. The young man explained he had been robbed by a travel companion, had no money and had not eaten for several days. He was waiting for money to be transferred to him by his family so he could buy a ticket home. My mother gave him the remnants of her Indian currency and her emergency food supply, tinned fish, sweets etc. He asked for her address that he might return the money. A month later my mother received a letter from the young man's mother thanking my mother for the assistance she had given her son. Remember. It is better to give than to beg. Remember too. There but by the grace of god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbt71fa Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Take him to some of the shanty towns that construction workers and their famalies live in. Better yet, I will bring him to the country I work in and show him what poor really means. When I was Italy I saw a lot of gypsies and students begging for hand outs. It is funny-there is real poverty in Thailand, especially up north, but I don't they realize that they are supposed to be "poor and unhappy". They always have a smile on their face. He is embarrassing farangs everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanta rood Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Good thing his girlfriend dumped him (I hope this happend for the girl). What a loser. Shows how dumb people in Netherland are. He's embarassing me. Same goes for his ex. They are both embarassing me. My reputation down the drain. Thanks alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remmy Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Does anyone have his picture? maybe you can post here and see if he is the same person begging at different locations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftcross Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 surely immigration can sort this idiot out? i hear they have a lovely hotel on suan plu for those in need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Saw him on the way home this arvo. He was sitting on the pathway which links the walkway over wireless/ploenchit with the ploenchit BTS station. My first reaction was that he was a scammer, thoug a ###### fine one. Cleanly shaven and nicely dressed, successfully evoking the sympathy of at least two Thai passers by. I should have stopped and turned around and said something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BambinA Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 My first reaction was that he was a scammer, thoug a ###### fine one. Cleanly shaven and nicely dressed, successfully evoking the sympathy of at least two Thai passers by. I should have stopped and turned around and said something. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> he look nice, blue eyes ..late 30's last time that i met him, i gave him 100 bht and told him, ok..he might want to fool people .. but its ok for some cans of chang .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenk3z Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 There is a big intersection near where I work (USA) that has an organized team working it for cash handouts. I can observe their operation at times from the office windows. They have a couple of signs to hold saying "homeless veteran" and the like. It looks like they get a handout about every other light cycle of some sort of bill - I presume a dollar bill but you never know. Since this is tax free I estimate they are making well above minimum wage for just standing and holding a sign. The operation works in shifts, and when the next people come the people leaving hand over the "homeless veteran" sign and walk off. I have seen the people coming in carrying Starbucks coffee cups (expensive, like $8 USD a cup). To me they are tolerable because they are well behaved. No shouting or trying to intimidate or touch the car. I understand in New York and other larger cities, there are people "working" for handouts at the stoplights who want to aggressively wash your car windows and then stand there demanding cash. Even more disturbing to me was some video I saw from near Moscow where Russian Army troops were slowly walking through multiple lanes of slow rush hour traffic, intimidating people to roll down their windows and make a "donation". With rifles slung over their shoulder (not in firing position but being carried). Different places have different rules and levels of enforcement - some of it based on complaints from people. Apparently there are no rules against begging anywhere in Thailand? And for the most part it seems very passive. kenk3z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 (edited) At least this guy isn't forcing a copy of the "Big Issue" on anyone. Man, them guys really hack me off Edited November 21, 2005 by mrbojangles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BambinA Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 actaully a farang beggar is pretty new foe me in banker .. live here for age ago, this is my fisrt time to see and for sure, he is a good attention!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Remember.It is better to give than to beg. Remember too. There but by the grace of god. Amen, brother. It is better to be a beggar in Thailand than in my home country. If it pisses you off, just don't give him any money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinrada Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Assume he has a Non Immi "O" or "B"...probabally B and a work permit then good luck to him. Just a case of another enterpre.farang on the way to making his fortune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 If this guy's so clean cut can he not get some kind of job? I normally don't give to beggars who aren't missing major body parts. Every baht he gets is a bhat some legless landmine victim doesn't get. He has alot of options the truely needy in Bangkok don't have. cv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 (edited) Well Done Bambina for helping him out. there are probably a dozen reasons for giving/not giving and it is a question of personal choice. Personally a beggar is a beggar and I am far better off than they are, so giving makes me feel good. I dont give a shit where the money goes. If its a scam then what a fukcing awful job he has. Would you want to humiliate yourself like this??? Maybee he really does need the money. He is not a DISGRACE to anyone, or anyone's country. he is a human being , down on his luck. I come from Oxford, you would think that is the last place you would find Beggars, but on the contrary, there are more there than London (per capita) !! Hope all you rich folk out there never have to do this, if it happens to you, just post it, (but we will have a job getting the money to you) so on second thoughts , better not, just beg, and hope. I agree with Guesthouse, we have many similar views on many things. Again well done Bambi, on behalf of us so called "Rich" Farangs I thank you. TP Edited November 21, 2005 by ThaiPauly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendix Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I've seen the guy before, in Sathorn and Silom areas. At least 4 months ago. Waste of space, in my opinion - there is no excuse for a farang to be begging in Thailand. Am just curious though . .does he need a work permit to be a beggar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 next time offer to go with him to his embassy to help him sort his situation out, if he refuses or seems reluctant to do that, then you know he's a scammer, if not he will be very grateful that someone took an interest in his life & your kismit will be improved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BambinA Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 (edited) my sister just told me , she watched a news from Television , and saw an OLD farang bloke who has a wife (had accident and dead) ..he try to sell his craft that make from soda can this one makes me sob badly in the TV , he siad he love LOS, he would love to stay here till die.. anyhow, this old farang man try to WORK for money , better than the other one i met in real life Edited November 21, 2005 by BambinA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr hippo Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 my sister just told me , she watched a news from Television , and saw an OLD farang bloke who has a wife (had accident and dead) ..he try to sell his craft that make from soda canthis one makes me sob badly in the TV , he siad he love LOS, he would love to stay here till die.. anyhow, this old farang man try to WORK for money , better than the other one i met in real life <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is that the guy that sits outside Robinsons at Saphan Thaksin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BambinA Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 Is that the guy that sits outside Robinsons at Saphan Thaksin? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i have no idea babe .. my sister just told me, she said she saw him in television 2-3 mths ago but if i met him, i'd love to buy his craft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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