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Originally Posted by photoLith
Just ignore them, never make eye contact. Once you do, you're screwed and you'll have to listen to a sob story about how they need money for the bus aka alcohol or drugs. Last time I gave money to a homeless person I gave him 5 bucks. I followed him down the street to see if he really was going to the bus stop. First thing he did was walk into the liquor store.
I always just say, sorry man I don't carry cash; which I don't usually anyways. I rarely flat out ignore them. But I haven't given money to a homeless person for years. I did however get a sandwich for a homeless dude a couple months ago.
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I do wonder if how younger people often do not carry cash is causing panhandling to become more difficult?
I know in China panhandlers have had to shift to having phones and using e-cash transfer systems, because China has been increasingly going cashless and people use their phones to pay for almost everything.