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What did I do wrong?
- Thread starter paytojt
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maybe they only accepted paper money.
My brother was a Haight-Ashbury hippie back in the 60's and he made his living as an organ grinder with a monkey. He trained the monkey to only accept paper money and joints. true.
My brother was a Haight-Ashbury hippie back in the 60's and he made his living as an organ grinder with a monkey. He trained the monkey to only accept paper money and joints. true.
In that case the proper response would have been "Thanks, Mr Cheapskate" and not "Thanks, Mr Racist"
I have the answer...
you misheard him, what he said was:
"Thanks, Mr Bassist"
you misheard him, what he said was:
"Thanks, Mr Bassist"
And the girl threw the change at you because you need it more.
You did nothing wrong, their parent(s) or so-called parents did.
Normally the first person to spew the word "racist" at another is, indeed, the racist.
Spent 30+ years in New Orleans(moved to Texas in 1989), I used to leave a jam place(guy managed a small hotel in the French Quarter) at 3AM and walk 2 or 3 blocks to my unmolested van with a 64 Gibson Thunderbird or similar, no fear, no problems. It is not like that now.
Consider yourself lucky that you weren't mugged or shot, seriously. You met folks with the ingrained mindset of "the world owes me".
To quote Clint Eastwood, "Deserves got nothing to do with it".
PS:
Cardboard boxes in front of folks are meant for packs of banded $100 dollar bills amounting to $2,000 per pack. You didn't get the memo at the hotel you stayed at or what?/SARC
Normally the first person to spew the word "racist" at another is, indeed, the racist.
Spent 30+ years in New Orleans(moved to Texas in 1989), I used to leave a jam place(guy managed a small hotel in the French Quarter) at 3AM and walk 2 or 3 blocks to my unmolested van with a 64 Gibson Thunderbird or similar, no fear, no problems. It is not like that now.
Consider yourself lucky that you weren't mugged or shot, seriously. You met folks with the ingrained mindset of "the world owes me".
To quote Clint Eastwood, "Deserves got nothing to do with it".
PS:
Cardboard boxes in front of folks are meant for packs of banded $100 dollar bills amounting to $2,000 per pack. You didn't get the memo at the hotel you stayed at or what?/SARC
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Wasn't kidding about the "consider yourself lucky". I think they're in the finals with Chicago for the playoffs in December's "USA's Deadliest City Championship". Here's this morning's activity and comments. Maybe it was those dern statues making comments again or something.
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But wait! There's more including bonus footage of the perp and a "reporter" calling a magazine a clip. This one from this afternoon near the French Quarter, close to where our OP was.
Camera captures 'kid' with gun in afternoon shootout
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But wait! There's more including bonus footage of the perp and a "reporter" calling a magazine a clip. This one from this afternoon near the French Quarter, close to where our OP was.
Camera captures 'kid' with gun in afternoon shootout
They are only excepting paper?
You should carry a small bag of confetti with you. One small handful is a lot of papers, they will be very thankful.
You should carry a small bag of confetti with you. One small handful is a lot of papers, they will be very thankful.
I lived in NO for 6 years. The panhandlers are aggressive, rude, and fearless. Your experience isn't uncommon.
To someone begging on the street? It's one penny over zero. If you want something for nothing, anything over nothing shouldn't insult you.
