Why do most poor people hold up those signs asking for money for their next meal, but when they get it, they spend it on booze? Honestly, as good as booze is, if I were poor, I would be much more concerned about where my next meal was coming from... I just feel bad for them and am somehow shocked that they would squander that money they took so long to accumulate to buy alcohol. I wish they realized that alcohol doesn't really take the pain away... and certainly doesn't help their situation. Does anyone know anybody poor who they talk to, anything like that? Did they drink a lot? Why? I really am curious for the answer to that question.
2006-12-16 12:00:56 · 2 answers · asked by sally b 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I understand where you are coming from, and your wondering frustration. What drives me up the wall are the number of these so-called "homeless" who smoke.
As for alcohol use - some do and some don't.
On a good corner in the USA, these beggars can clear more than $200 per day - no taxes, either.
When we were in Colombia, where there is true poverty, the corner beggars would do tricks, or wash windshields, or something ... or, would have a limb missing.
After living in a place with real poverty, I stopped all sympathy for the street corner guys in the US. They can always get a hot meal at Salvation Army or the numerous soup kitchens around.
2006-12-18 09:43:30 · answer #1 · answered by Tanya D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he's a rude, selfish, hypocritical, inconsiderate, condescending, overopinionated, stuck-up bad boy, dump him or reject him and tell other girls to avoid him!
2016-01-01 01:40:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋