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Published: 2007-08-17 08:24:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 4970; Favourites: 67; Downloads: 0
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On Granville Street, Vancouver CanadaThere seems to be quite an ongoing problem there, atleast from my point of view coming from Australia..
I came across so many wanting money you begin to get picky about who you give your money to..
In Seattle the week before I came across a man in the middle of the road asking for a place to stay or whatever anyone could offer for himself and his stranded wife all I had was a couple of spare coins and my leftover lunch which I gave him and he accepted graciously..
In my hometown, of Perth, Australia a bum or a beggar is an extremely rare occurance - I guess with our welfare system there shouldn't be any...
It was a shock to me in any case, and this is just one of the few cases and as you can tell these two aren't the hardest done by of all.. Oh well I contributed to their liquor fund in exchange for taking the photo
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At least the're honest. I'd rather give them a beer instead of spending money to people who say they're poor but spend it themself on alcohol or stuff. ;D
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At least they're honest hahaha gotta love punks
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A lot of that goes on where I live, and it's getting more common due to the growing rift between the upper and lower class. The middle class is disappearing completely- indeed, my city has the second most overpriced real estate in the United States (at least it did last I checked). So even if you have a job, minimum wage isn't nearly enough to afford the cost of living here.
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i am pimping perth people in my journal - i have added you here [link]
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Just because thay make sings like these doesn't mean they don't have it tough. They just can't use the pity card most of the time because of how they look so they try to make people laugh.
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Yea, that was me.... that is me... hahaha, great shot. Cheers!
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oddly enough, the character on the left looks exactly like my best friend.
that's kind of disturbing.
cheers!
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Also, that I am probably one of these people you have seen haha
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I was wondering if half of you know these people aren't really homeless. Sure some of them are, but others are just travelling, extra change, and see it as a lifestyle. From someone who has hitched from Nova Scotia, to Vancouver with no money in their pockets, or 200 dollars at the most. I know haha.
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when u become a bum are u given a dog on a string?? no but seriously its sad but funny and an awesome pic
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Lol
The photo's pretty funny.
However the whole situation overall isn't that amusing.
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Great photo! I've read this the other day Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.
I'm always amazed when I see people in such a desperate situation but who still have a sense humor and a smile on their face
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I saw them the other day!
Homelessness is a huge problem here right now, but I believe they are trying to fix it all up.
Neat photo nonetheless
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you say that like its a bad thing
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I've lived in Vancouver for 4 years and the bums are a major problem. Both uptown and downtown have more bums than I've ever seen in any city.
Go visit Hastings Street -downtown at night and you can see the largest community of bums come out from the alleys and congregate with their shopping carts. During the day, their drunk or high bodies litter the steps of the public library. Each and every day I lived in Vancouver I was asked for money from a bum. When I first arrived I was handing out all my change to each one I see but after a year it really gets tiresome. They use the money to get drugs. Of course you want to believe they're going to use the money for food but most of the time they don't.
Vancouver's year around warm weather and their non-ticket-checking transit system makes the city an ideal environment for them to live.
I think there's a plan set to clean it up before the Olympics come around.
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Yeah it was crazy over there! couldn't believe it, we have such a good welfare system its really rare to see bums where i live, ive never seen to many and yeah i heard they're cleaning up due to the olympics.. really sad
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Have you seen the photo circulating of a bum holding a sign that says "ninja kidnapped my family. need $ for kung fu lessons" ? They come up with some pretty inventive stuff. Good shot here though. Don't see too much b&w from you, so this is a nice change.
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wow... this past weekend in Las Vegas we saw a man with a sign that said " WHY LIE I NEED MONEY TO BUY BEER!" i guess people now tell the truth what they are going to use your money for its very sad...
GREAT image!
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Yeah, we have a few in Cardiff - There's quite a fair few in London to, but i'd imagine a hella lot more in America. I find now that a lot of them are making these signs for entertainment purposes. When I was in Hollywood, my my there was soooo many there - And they were all making comical signs, I think now it's a competition of "Whoever has the funniest sign gets the money" - I maybe wrong, but that's how it seems to me 
Anyway, cool pic Jelly pants.
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I can't believe that, why would anyone give them money?
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Jesus be kind to the poor punks!
I would!
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it is pretty sad, you see alot of it in america too. hence, people pissed at bush for taking more concern in other countries than trying to fix the problems we have in ours. this is a pretty sweet picture though. likin' the b&w.
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it is pretty sad, you see alot of it in america too. hence, people pissed at bush for taking more concern in other countries than trying to fix the problems we have in ours. this is a pretty sweet picture though. likin' the b&w.
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I can think of no greater cause.
Here's to the punks!
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