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Golightly · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:09 pm Post subject: Interesting beggars

following on from the interesting street sellers thread, how about interesting mendicants?
there used to be a leper on the footbridge in Ortakoy who used to dangle his mangled appendages at all and sundry.

yaramaz · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:19 pm Post subject:

Dont know if they are still there but there used to be a mother and sick child sprawled at the Emin�n� end of the Galata bridge a few years ago, in all weather, in the most crowded and polluted location. The kid was dressed in flimsy hospital pjs and had a surgeons mask on. I couldnt help thinking that if the kid was faking an illness, he wouldnt be faking for long- the cold and filth would soon kill him.

justme · Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 1944 Location: Istanbul

How about the stumps for legs guy in Bakırk�y who drags himself through crowds trailing pee?

Or the retarded guy who they literally throw out of places and he falls on the ground crying? It's horrible. I've seen him eating seed shells off the ground.

No safety nets here. Depressing topic.

Golightly · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:31 pm Post subject:

I heard of, but never saw, a bloke known as the Head in The Trolley. He was apparently left just outside Sirkeci station, and was just a head poking out of a blanket in some kind of trolley.

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

Golightly · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:06 pm Post subject:

there used to be a one legged guy who would hang around the entrance to Dilko in Bakirkoy, silently holding out one hand for change. One day, I went past him to work, but I thought something about him had changed. I was trying to figure it out all day, until it finally twigged as I left.

He'd changed legs. Rolling Eyes

TeachEnglish · Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 239

I always see the typical mother and child.. but I always wonder why the child is sleeping. Do you think the woman drugs the child so he/she appears to be more ill? They are pathetic.

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

I used to give money to beggars in Istanbul from time to time until some Turkish friends expressed their opinions that most of these beggars are fakes. No one should have to beg in Turkey, they said, family members will help each other.

Perhaps so. ?

There is an old man beggar in the centre of Tekirdağ. I went to the nearby fruit and veg market one day and who should I see picking nasty tomatoes out of the market rubbish? Old man beggar. That man really does need money, thought I.

Now, whenever I see him out pan handling, I am sure to give him some money.

I am happy to give to those who need. I wish I could know who needs.

calsimsek · Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 775 Location: Ist Turkey

Tekirdag:

Mark Loyd · Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 517

Does she live in a shoe?

grahamb · Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 1945

Said old woman cannot be the shoe-dweller - she had lots of kiddies to feed. Wink

bigbadsuzie · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 9:21 am Post subject:

I once gave a kid my simit that I had just bought but he just threw it on the ground and said money ! No prizes for guessing what I did next .

Mark Loyd · Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 517

Sat on him?

bigbadsuzie · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 10:05 am Post subject: Message to the loser sucker.

No loser, I ignored the little c.u.n.t. perhaps I should do the same to you after all you come from the same stock,loser,sucker .

Mark Loyd · Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 517

You really showed him.