Wednesday, March 14, 2018

A disturbing beggar on the subway the other day:

A (thin) (young) (black) guy just stands in the middle of the aisle on a crowded car, after coming between cars and asking for money.

He doesn't get any, and I continue to read my magazine.

As he walks down the aisle asking for money, he waves his fingers by the edge of my magazine, almost between my eyes and the magazine, so he'll catch my attention.

Very aggressive, and very desperate, though he was so calm.

Did he think that I would give him money?

Probably not.  

But, it took him no time, and he must have needed it a lot.

So weird and disturbing.  Begging in the city is just up, both in the number of people who are doing it, and how they're doing it, since it's at a whole different level.

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