He is thinking of panhandlers, they sit on the side of the road with signs and often get aggressive with people. Same scam as the people with the squeegee bottle and the towel for your windshield. These people uaually aren’t homeless and are just scamming.
Ah, in that case this may be a difference between the UK and the US. We get pan handlers and windscreen cleaners here too. And yeah, some are probably a scam, but most windscreen cleaners I’ve seen at traffic lights will just smile and move on if you just shake your head or hold up a hand and smile. Pan handlers are generally the same here. Not a lot of aggression, but I’m certain there are a few exceptions to that around.
Thanks for the answer btw, I know you aren’t the person I originally responded too, but I was genuinely curious to know what they were thinking about 😄
He is thinking of panhandlers, they sit on the side of the road with signs and often get aggressive with people. Same scam as the people with the squeegee bottle and the towel for your windshield. These people uaually aren’t homeless and are just scamming.
Ah, in that case this may be a difference between the UK and the US. We get pan handlers and windscreen cleaners here too. And yeah, some are probably a scam, but most windscreen cleaners I’ve seen at traffic lights will just smile and move on if you just shake your head or hold up a hand and smile. Pan handlers are generally the same here. Not a lot of aggression, but I’m certain there are a few exceptions to that around.
Thanks for the answer btw, I know you aren’t the person I originally responded too, but I was genuinely curious to know what they were thinking about 😄
Yeah. That’s my experience, not everyone begging is homeless, and not all homeless beg. Some 30% of homeless people have jobs.