Posted by
purefit
13 yrs ago
Why are you so concerned about this guy because he is an "American." What about all the chinese local beggars? Do you think only because America picks on poor countries on the false basis, like war on terror, Americans and white people are superior? How about writing a thread for beggars about non- American nationalties. Americans and their arrogance.
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I wouldn't be surprised to see Americans or Europeans begging. After all there are no jobs in either country and they are turning third world so maybe they are coming to Asia for a future
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Wow Geraldo .....! ! ! , you sure hit a sensitive nerd...I mean nerve with "purefit" . What is your problem "purefit" ? The querie was about a begger , an American begger maybe . Was that you there is Central with your bible and your hand out asking strangers for a buck ??
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Some of you may remember the western guy, I think he was Canadian, sitting outside the Jordan MTR station leading to Temple St, mostly in the evening. He was begging for money so he 'could afford to fly home'. He had a cardboard sign written in English with his 'reasons' for his begging. This would have been in 1995 or 1996.
He was there for some time and even interviewed as to why he was there etc.
His argument was why shouldn't he be allowed to beg when there were so many others doing the same.
I think his embassy/consulate took over in the end and had him shipped home.
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The way I read Geraldo's initial post was in no way offensive to Americans . He simply thought the guy sounded American . Did not sound to me that he was "having a stab" at Americans . I think it very strange for a foreignor from any first world country to be found begging in HK . The begger may well have been a countryman of mine ....just a "larrakin" Aussie ..... There is a theory that he is on the run from American Express who are hunting him for millions he frauded during the eighties ...he had been hiding in a tent on a beach in Tasmania ...grew a two foot beard . When he tried to pay for a McDonalds burger (without the gerkin) with a bodgie Amex card they closed in on him so he bummed a ride on a slow boat to China . Appears he made it .
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White Kiwi, you are right, that was him. I remember now his boasting, I think it was in the SCMP. Wow, that is such a long time ago. I was unaware that he had moved to Central. I can just remember him sitting outside the MTR station on the ground with this sign.
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