I love French street-people. A beggar cornered me and politely asked for money. I responded, "Je suis desole. Je ne parle pas francaise." "MONEY," he shouts. "

I love French street-people. A beggar cornered me and politely asked for money. I responded, "Je suis desole. Je ne parle pas francaise." "MONEY," he shouts. "I want money!" That was, predictably, ineffective.