I appreciate where you're coming from and wish that were usually the case, but where I live 99/100 public interactions are to guilt you out of your money one wa

I appreciate where you're coming from and wish that were usually the case, but where I live 99/100 public interactions are to guilt you out of your money one way or another. Everyone's got to make money somehow so I respect their right to ask, but if I'm not in the mood to give away cash why waste their time by acknowledging them? I've never had to beg for money, but imagine you _really_ need a few bucks ASAP. You get someone's attention and they start talking about their problems, offer you some half eaten food, etc but ultimately refuse to give you some money. I would rather these good-hearted but cheap folks ignore me so I can talk to people who are in the giving spirit.