German beggar spends donated cash drinkin' and partyin' in Pattaya

[BKKSnowBird]

in 5 days he spent 50,000THB ... Should have put the money to better use and went home it only cost for a flight one way back to Germany 25,000thb

Why? Sounds like he is having a blast. As i said above I bet he is getting some type of disability money also. Besides you know he is not getting laid back home.

[Commerce]

Why German, and not 'Farang' used to describe the 'white' man?

[Eliot Rosewater]

Rich farang cheat poor thai. Typical. Nothing unusual about that.

Please explain how he cheated Thais? The article states that the donations came from Germans

[Kerryd]

Rich farang cheat poor thai. Typical. Nothing unusual about that.

Please explain how he cheated Thais? The article states that the donations came from Germans

"The report claims that Benjamin made comments blaming “Thai people’s stupidity” for giving him the money."

http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2014/09/25/german-beggar-spends-donated-cash-drinkin-and-partyin-pattaya

[langley]

well done, Ben.

Way to restore everyone's faith in humanity.

Touche'!

[NickyBurma]

a lot of gossip on FB people who tried to help him in german & thai ...

adult image hosting

[SPB65]

That swollen foot looks like gout of a bon viveur to me. That's what too much high living will do to you.

[uptheos]

"for duping the entire nation,"...........hmmm, that's a lot of people.

[BKKSnowBird]

That swollen foot looks like gout of a bon viveur to me. That's what too much high living will do to you.

Gout would be painful. I think I read he said himself it was not painful so not sure what it is.

[Kabula]

Never judge until you wore that swollen leg for awhile!

What was his diagnosis?

[uptheos]

Never judge until you wore that swollen leg for awhile!

What was his diagnosis?

50,000 Baht for free.............I would say a severe case of being smart!

[Sawan Chan 7]

I guess his days are numbered anyway...whatever condition is causing his legs to swell must be serious...world won't miss him, nobody will mourn, perhaps the sooner the better in fact.

What an inhuman post. You should be banned immediately. Any other sick peopke you detest and eant dead? What about those with HIV, alcoholism, cancer, schizophrenia?

[Sawan Chan 7]

I am German resident, living here in Pattaya since long time and feel ashamed abut that guy.

Hope, he will disappear from here.

If You watch all these lonesome losers hanging at the bars around, already in the morning,with the beer,

what can you expect ??

Pattaya needs a change, urgent.

Less people like this and more qualified tourists.

And Helmut here is a long time pattaya resident for the lovely beach lol

[SPB65]

That swollen foot looks like gout of a bon viveur to me. That's what too much high living will do to you.

Gout would be painful. I think I read he said himself it was not painful so not sure what it is.

So with the money he got he had the choice of either getting his leg treated or doing Pattaya. The guy's a legend or is that a leg end ? Budumtsh !

[kriswillems]

I wonder which part of his body is more dysfunctional, his leg or his brain.

If he goes on this way he'll end up in the IDC and there will be not many people wanting to help him.

[Triplebank999]

Why German, and not 'Farang' used to describe the 'white' man?

Because he's a German.

[Commerce]

That swollen foot looks like gout of a bon viveur to me. That's what too much high living will do to you.

Gout affects joints, not whole muscular tissue, and if he had a gout attack he would not be laughing!

[Commerce]

Why German, and not 'Farang' used to describe the 'white' man?

Because he's a German.

I see you've lived here long, then.

[ekkamai]

Rich farang cheat poor thai. Typical. Nothing unusual about that.

It is usually the other way around...!

[Pinothippy]

That leg looks rank. He needs to get that seen to or it will see to him.

[uptheos]

That swollen foot looks like gout of a bon viveur to me. That's what too much high living will do to you.

Gout affects joints, not whole muscular tissue, and if he had a gout attack he would not be laughing!

Looks more like Lymphoedema

[lee b]

They should have given him food coupons and not cash. Even though it's wrong i can't really blame the bloke for letting his hair down, he probobly thought that christmas had come early !

[Basil B]

Reminds me of a beggar I saw in Oxford, with a half starved dog.

Nice young lady felt sorry for him, rather than give him money she bought him a sandwich and a hot cup of tea, he just throw them across the street.

If people feel so concerned with these people maybe there should be a system where people can by "food vouchers" to hand to beggars.

[Felixthecat]

There's no mention if he's over-stayed his visa...so has he? Also that leg looks NASTY! He would wanna see a doctor ASAP you would think.

[toybits]

That swollen foot looks like gout of a bon viveur to me. That's what too much high living will do to you.

Gout affects joints, not whole muscular tissue, and if he had a gout attack he would not be laughing!

Looks more like Lymphoedema

I would say this was filariasis.

[Kerryd]

That swollen foot looks like gout of a bon viveur to me. That's what too much high living will do to you.

Gout affects joints, not whole muscular tissue, and if he had a gout attack he would not be laughing!

Looks more like Lymphoedema

I would say this was filariasis.

"A police Facebook page later quoted Holse as saying that the excessive swelling on his legs was a congenital symptom and his condition was neither elephantiasis nor painful."

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Tourist-police-charity-rescue-German-beggar-30243746.html

[bigjules007]

Who are the suckers? Lol

[kimamey]

He's German. He's in Thailand. They won the world cup. It's all good. If it was my stingy American government they would allow me to sit on a street corner with a swollen foot.

Maybe, maybe not. But if this hit the news, the American people would overwhelm you with help.

In 2013, the American people were ranked the most generous in the world for charitable giving. In 2010, they were ranked the 5th most generous.

LINK

Edit. #1 in 2012. LINK

I think he's referring to the government rather than the public who would probably be more generous.

An interesting link. I wouldn't take too much notice of slight differences countries but as a general view certainly worth looking at. It must be very difficult in some countries to obtain usable data.

The Wikipedia article seems to be inaccurate. It claims that the surveys were conducted in urban areas when the actual reports state it included rural areas. It also says giving of time or money to political parties and organisations is included but I can't find any mention of that. It would certainly seem an odd inclusion. In a country like China the Communist party probably doesn't need that much help and in some countries I think it's restricted.

In this guy's case if he has wasted money before then just giving it to him was probably a mistake.

It will make people less likely to give in cases where there's a real need.

[kieran2698]

He's German. He's in Thailand. They win the world cup. It's all good. If it was my stingy American government they would allow me to sit on a street corner with a swollen foot.

It was not his government it was an NGO who helped him and people in Thailand, if Americans do not help Americans then it is not the government who are stingy, it is the citizens.

[dotpoom]

The fact that he ended up on the streets in the first place and the way he used the help he was given sounds awful like the behaviour of a person with an alcohol problem to me. When I see cases such as this I think to myself "There but for the grace of God go I".....I doubt when he was a child he came to the conclusion that sleeping on the streets would be a good choice of career for his adult years. I hope he finds a good life in his future years, he's still a young man.