Things i will NOT miss in New York
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
I could do without “homeless” people on the subway asking for money.
Honestly, it’s not the fact that they’re asking for money or help, but that working the subways are all they do to “get help.” Yesterday we ran into the angry man who works the 1 train. Jannine, Nathan and I had just come up from a lovely meal at Bouley, a beautiful, fancy restaurant in Tribeca. At the end of the meal, they had given all the women loaves of bread from their famous bakery next door called Danube. So when crazy angry man got on and starting screaming for donations to help him, we were not empty handed.
He started screaming about needing money to help him get off of welfare or something like that. In the past, he’s used the idea of collecting donations via an actual organization to help the homeless. But not this time. After he realized that no one was going to give him money, he started saying, “anything you can give will help. Food, money,...” So i gave him my bread. He took it, looked in the bag, and went on.
Suddenly his face contorted with anger, and he bag screaming at all of us in the car in earnest. “You guys all suck! Christians suck d***! I hate God! God doesn’t exist!” Then he took the bread and threw it *hard* against the subway door, nearly hitting several passengers. “I ask for food and you give me CANDY! I HATE YOU GUYS!” Of course this was sprinkled with a lot more expletives. He went and picked up the bread and smashed it in his hands, still screaming. Then he finally left. I yelled after him, “Wait, if you’re not going to eat the bread, i want it back!” Unfortunately he did no hear me.
So i will NOT be missing crazy people who ask for things and then get very angry when you give it to them. If you don’t want food, don ‘t ask for it. I have no sympathy at all for people who beg on subway cars. Especially commuter trains. Don’t you think we’ve seen you over and over again for the past years? We’re not impressed. And NO, i don’t believe that you’re trying to feed your two daughters. No i don’t believe that you just got help but you need a little to tide you over. And no, i’m NOT giving you money.
So long fake homeless people who try to scam us! I shall not miss you one bit!
Yay, Kat! That’s even worse than Africa! No really, I had forgotten that there are people all over the world - at home too - who do nothing but try to scam you and who refust to treat you like a fellow human being. (But that really sucks if it was good bread.)
Glad to see you’re looking on the bright side of your move...,
Posted by on 01/17 at 08:21 AMThere are too many freaks in New York.
Posted by James on 01/18 at 02:48 PM