have you experienced being bad-mouthed by a beggar?

Something like this happened to me one time. I was accosted while walking to my car in the parking lot. I usually don't carry a lot of change with me so I could only give the person a few dollars. Instead of being grateful, the person was cussing me out about being stingy (using harsher language) as I was walking to my car. It really pissed me off and I was tempted to turn around, run back, and ask for my money back. I was so mad with that person's attitude. It wasn't like I had to be nice and give them anything at all.

I have experienced something like this when I gave a beggar a sponge cake I had just bought. I didn't have any change in my pocket at that time, so I thought he will be glad to eat a delicious sponge cake like the one I had just bought. But no, instead of thanks, I heard a lot of bad language from his mouth. I swore that from that day on I wouldn't give anything to any beggar.

I do not have any experienced being bad-mouthed by a beggar but I was spitted a saliva from a foul-mouthed beggar! How's that? It was a horrible experienced for me because at that time, I am going to my school walking and I cross path her. She looks at me and mastered a great deal of saliva inside her mouth and spat it in front on my face! I don't know what am I going to do so I run inside our school grounds and went to the toilet... How very unlucky I am.... There's no running water in the faucet... If I could get a hold of myself at that time, I will throw my lunchbox at that beggar's face...

I've experienced a 'similar' situation to this one. I was with my girlfriend and we got asked for money. When I told him I didn't have anything, he started telling my girlfriend how hot she was. Without wanting to make a big scene, I just looked at him and said nothing. I can't believe how some of these people can have the nerve to sit there and get angry when I can't give a bit of my hard earned money to them. I sometimes don't mind giving to them, but there's no need to complain when I don't give. I mean, it's not my fault you choose to sit there instead of looking for work. I understand that we aren't always given the opportunities, but I think there are jobs for everyone out there. It doesn't have to be an amazing job, but at least make an effort to earn money rather than asking from people who do work hard and do contribute to society. Like I said, though, I usually don't mind giving if they are desperate. It just gets to me when they complain about not giving!

Yes, I have experienced being bad-mouthed by beggars and what's worse is they were kids. I was waiting for a ride that time and a group of kids came to me and asked for money, I was hesitant to give at first because this kids were known to be abusive. But they started telling me that if I wouldn't give them, they would spit on my face...I was really shocked and scared so I didn't have any choice but to give them some coins because what if they're really going to do it to me. I really can't imagine how these kids are being raised by their parents, but then I also found out that their parents are also beggars and are doing the same thing too...and it's really hard to control and discipline them because they are uneducated people. I just hope our local government can do something about it because they are all over the streets especially now that it's almost Christmas time.

yup, this thing happend in connaught place in india...i was with my family and coming back from temple suddenly a bagger start chasing us...first i was trying to be calm and told him to stay away as i was not in the mood to give him anything coz he was fit enough to do any work insted of begging, after few minutes whe he did not stop chasing us i need to make him stop by force so he did not say even a word however when we walk through over there he start shouthing and yelling like mad and giving some kind of curse which i really dont want to listen after this incident i have stopped giving any charity to beggars.

When begging becomes a lucrative business, then it is bound to be aggressively pursued by all money-mongers. These days after the recession there has been steady increase in the beggars in every corners of the world. I think it is better not to give heed to people who are abusive and bad-mouthed. It has happened many a times with me. However, this doesn't effect me. Because I believe in Buddha's quote - If some-one gives you a gift; and you return it back to the giver then it is not yours: Same goes in life. If some-one is abusive and bad-mouthed, you shouldn't accept it and simple walk away.

I've experienced the same thing... the beggar gave me all the more reasons not to give him something. I don't know why they sometimes have to act so rude.