what do you call" help"?

I honestly don't know what to say. I think everyone of us would need help at one point or another. Maybe your friend had a bad experience when he asked for a help and it struck him big time that he wont ask help anymore.

I usually avoid people who have such "dark" sides to them. They're not only unappreciative but also very, very arrogant. There are people out there who think "help" comes only in the form of currencies...Help = $$$ !!! They fail to see anything intangible like moral, emotional, psychological or even physical support as "help"...so, why bother? :(

I'd say your friend is being really self-centered when he says that. I'm sure that at some point he's demanded that someone listen to him. That in itself is 'asking for help'. To have your voice heard even through commanding people to hear it is indirectly asking. Help in the sense that he means it probably refers to money, a place to sleep, a ride, a meal. But everyone has asked for help... Remind him he was a kid once and didn't know how to tie his shoes.