Not just North American, we have some here, too.
I must admit one thing this situation is good for is not being guilty giving no money to moochers. Met someone in the street I know well, and like previously he asked me for euro. I told him these days I put all my money in the bank, and use the card Not 100% true, but I did have no cash on me.
And I know Chris Pissed feelings on this. This guy mooched, and never gave back.
I was asked if I spoke English the other day before a moocher asked me for money
Slightly Bemused
When I returned from a year working in Zagreb, I was walking on Grafton Street, and a moocher approached with a sign, in bad Emglish saying something along the lines of “Bosnian refugee, please help”. Bosnians and Croats understand each other, closer even than Irish and Scots Gaelic.
Feeling sympathy, I asked brightly where he was from, starting with the almost universal ‘how are you?’ (kako ste – native speakers, forgive any errors, it has been a while)
The sign was dropped, and the lad left in a hurry. Honestly, I think he was Irish, just playing on the sympathies of the time.
Not just North American, we have some here, too.
I must admit one thing this situation is good for is not being guilty giving no money to moochers. Met someone in the street I know well, and like previously he asked me for euro. I told him these days I put all my money in the bank, and use the card Not 100% true, but I did have no cash on me.
And I know Chris Pissed feelings on this. This guy mooched, and never gave back.
I should have said “Any Excuse”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ5gCGJorKk
I was asked if I spoke English the other day before a moocher asked me for money
When I returned from a year working in Zagreb, I was walking on Grafton Street, and a moocher approached with a sign, in bad Emglish saying something along the lines of “Bosnian refugee, please help”. Bosnians and Croats understand each other, closer even than Irish and Scots Gaelic.
Feeling sympathy, I asked brightly where he was from, starting with the almost universal ‘how are you?’ (kako ste – native speakers, forgive any errors, it has been a while)
The sign was dropped, and the lad left in a hurry. Honestly, I think he was Irish, just playing on the sympathies of the time.
ha !
Double ha.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LeFepikQlM
Sorry had to be done!
:)