Sydney's Cold Biters piss me off
The god damn cold biters in this city have gotten beyond a joke! For those that don’t speak street Cold Biters are those people who come up to you and ask for any spare change.
Usually but not always the request is accompanied by some story. The most common cold bite stories are:-
1) I need two dollars for train fare so I can get home.
2) I need to buy something to eat (oddly if you offer to buy them lunch they decline)
There are many other stories but who cares really? You know what I would find refreshing. Some guy walks up and says “Can you spare some change so I can buy a drink or a shot.” I would be overjoyed by his honesty and by him a bottle or a point! Hell I'd by both.
Anyway the reason I am writing this is just to have a whinge. I just feel I should be able to walk from home to the city without being hounded by fucking beggars. This Tuesday between Kings Cross and Darling Harbour (about a 25 minute walk) I was asked eleven times for money and five times for a cigarette. I then went to central station (yeah I am a sucker for punishment) and whilst sitting and having a coffee I was accosted a farther four times for money.
Mate I am relaxing having a coffee. Fuck off and leave me alone.
Now all the softies out there are going to tell me to have compassion well you can all go get fucked! I should be able to have a coffee without being asked for money and I should be able to light a smoke without drawing a crowd of beggars! I have compassion and plenty of it. I work with homeless men and drug addicts. I help people for a living. I like helping people. I don’t like the total disrespect shown by disturbing someone to ask them for money. I know you must be desperate to do so and at least you aren’t just robbing me but enough is enough damn it. I am sure Sydney siders would agree with me.
The guys with signs literally don’t bother me. (Hence They usually get a few pennies from me)
I know I am ranting but it was my day off and I just wanted to be left alone. I deal with these people enough at work and it is My blog so I shall write what I like.
Usually but not always the request is accompanied by some story. The most common cold bite stories are:-
1) I need two dollars for train fare so I can get home.
2) I need to buy something to eat (oddly if you offer to buy them lunch they decline)
There are many other stories but who cares really? You know what I would find refreshing. Some guy walks up and says “Can you spare some change so I can buy a drink or a shot.” I would be overjoyed by his honesty and by him a bottle or a point! Hell I'd by both.
Anyway the reason I am writing this is just to have a whinge. I just feel I should be able to walk from home to the city without being hounded by fucking beggars. This Tuesday between Kings Cross and Darling Harbour (about a 25 minute walk) I was asked eleven times for money and five times for a cigarette. I then went to central station (yeah I am a sucker for punishment) and whilst sitting and having a coffee I was accosted a farther four times for money.
Mate I am relaxing having a coffee. Fuck off and leave me alone.
Now all the softies out there are going to tell me to have compassion well you can all go get fucked! I should be able to have a coffee without being asked for money and I should be able to light a smoke without drawing a crowd of beggars! I have compassion and plenty of it. I work with homeless men and drug addicts. I help people for a living. I like helping people. I don’t like the total disrespect shown by disturbing someone to ask them for money. I know you must be desperate to do so and at least you aren’t just robbing me but enough is enough damn it. I am sure Sydney siders would agree with me.
The guys with signs literally don’t bother me. (Hence They usually get a few pennies from me)
I know I am ranting but it was my day off and I just wanted to be left alone. I deal with these people enough at work and it is My blog so I shall write what I like.
posted by Darren at 2:16 AM
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