Why doesn’t he pray directly to his God to be rewarded himself?
Cuts out the middle man, which is more efficient in every business.
Been a long time that I haven’t seen them. But it’s been the exact same card for years–never have and never will give a single penny to them
take care, these are often used to scan the train for laptops etc.. to steal, and on their second pass, they steal your stuff, or they signal to others.
It’s even more evil than just blind begging.
And the worst thing of all is, I actually often see them getting money. crazy town
I encounter them once in a while. As a traindriver I have a NMBS jacket. Once they notice it they run out of the train. They are scammers.
This isn’t about begging for money, it’s to see who isn’t paying attention or is asleep and they note where their backpack, luggage or wallet is then inform a partner.
Beggars and buskers in trains, metro or any other space where I can’t ‘escape’ can go screw themselves.
With how many are they even? 1/3 chance I see them when I take Antwerp – Brussels train or vice versa. Must be a big group doing this all day.
Never pick up the card. They´ll see it as being interested. Just let it where it is and they´ll take it away.
Belgian trains need more controls and train stations need gates requiring ticket validation.
Like others said: just leave it where they put it or don’t take it and mind your surroundings. They never look you in the eye, but you can bet they saw what kind of phone you were holding or if your backpack was open.
Was er maar iets waarmee die mensen hun dagdagelijks zouden kunnen bezig houden & geld verdienen.
IT’S SCAM! This could be a distraction to keep your attention while they’re stealing luggage from above your head. Got robbed this way in BXL
*has no money
*prints begging papers on expensive colorized paper and thiccc fonts wich costs more ink.
Common! Be more efficient dammit!
Feel free to contact Securail when you see this and they’ll try to deal with it
Pay me. I will get better from it. God will thank you…
The logic used…
I see them every single day for years but the NMBS doesn’t do anything about them. These are scammers who are part of “gangs”, that have been doing things like this for years. I used to warn people on the train, but it happens all the time so I stopped doing it. It gets me mad when I see so many people falling for this scam
I absolutely hate this too. They can be really rude as well. I never give them any money.
But I guess they earn quite a bit if they keep doing this 🤷♀️
i look at my phone so i look like i don’t notice them or like im not interested. either way they dont give them to me that way
Vraag anders of de goden niet wat kleingeld kunnen missen?
As long as it works it’ll keep on going
We’re on the same train
Normally it’s illegal.. some times the NMBS workers throw them out the trains..
My grandmother used to say that: god zegene en beware u. And she made a little cross on my forehead ☺️
It’s been more than 5 years since I last took a train, and even still I remember seeing one of these people handing these out on my rides more then once a week, so I’m genuinely surprised to discover that it’s still a thing.
Like, nothing about the paper (text or color) even changed in all that time? Should we consider this cultural heritage at this point?
Using my grandma’s sacred line to bless and protect me.. HOW DARE THEY?!
More than once a day sometimes
Best is to rip them up
I once put one of those cards in the empty bin next to me, not knowing they’d return. Suddenly the guy is standing next to me, glaring at me as I retrieve the crumpled note from the trash, oops?
Give em monopoly money
That’s some damn impressive well written Dutch from nen ‘nieuwe Belg’.
Taalgebruik om U tegen te zeggen.
Misschien eerst zien da God u zegent en bewaart, voorda ge voor een ander gaat bidden.
Jezus…
Friendly reminder not to give money to beggars.
There’s a lot of things you can do if you genuinely want to help and if you want to feel good about it, but this is not one of them.
Giving money to beggars is how you get more beggars as it incentivizes begging.
If nobody would give them money, they would have to find a different way, which is a good thing since that will be a long term sustainable and productive part of society.
Print yourself some cards with the data from vdab.
I’m mostly tired of people actually guilt tripping into this and give money. That keeps this think coming back
My pet peeve is if someone asks me for money but specifically if I have my headphones on over my ears. You get me?
It’s funny because it comes from a sort of role reversal of when I was a “brand ambassador” meaning I would hand out fliers to people on the sidewalk. And if I ever motioned or waved to someone who had to take off their headphones they would be pissed.
So, these are ‘Roma zigeuners’. They operate in groups. They will beg, harass and very occasionally steal. They make A LOT of money, sometimes to €200-250 a day. They can be quite aggressive, i’ve seen them force scouts to hand over money. I hate them.
Source; i am a treinbegeleider
Joke’s on them, I don’t speak Eldritch.
Het is toch opvallend dat er zogezegd geen geld is voor huur, elektriciteit en verwarming maar dan wel voor gekleurd papier en inkt uit een printer.
Got one last weekend on bxl-central to bxl-noord, guy looked angry and muscular like a gymrat. At least pretend you’re begging bro please, put some effort into it.
Who the fuck wants to give money to the ‘poor bigass well dressed guy who looks at everyone angrily’?
I have to pay bills and heating … anyone wanna chuck me a few euro. 🤷🏻♂️ I’m not needy but I mean if anyone can ask for cash 😂
After ten years the poor guy still hasn’t found help. Poor guy
Why don’t you write them cards too?
Can someone translate what it says . A little context ??
Free prayers for all. 🙏🏻
Voila die kan zijn faillissement aanvragen.
Ik kreeg er ook een eerder deze maand…
ik werk, maar loop al 10j met dezelfde jas in de winter, versleten schoenen die daardoor al een halve maat te groot zijn, de verf van mijn bril is de helft afgesleten….en toch komen ze aan mij geld vragen.
These are gangs. The woman are begging in the streets of the big cities. All proceeds go to basically mobs. Arresting them is essentially pointless because they´d just send another expandable footsoldier. And they know it. I´m wondering when trainheists like in the wild west become a thing again.
That’s a scam and also the laziest way to beg money ever. But at least they don’t actively annoy me, most of the time they just pick back up their paper and go away
Always call Securail (0800/30 230) when you see them. I usually start the call when they approach me. When they hear me say “hallo, Securail, ik zit op …” they run away.
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Why doesn’t he pray directly to his God to be rewarded himself?
Cuts out the middle man, which is more efficient in every business.
Been a long time that I haven’t seen them. But it’s been the exact same card for years–never have and never will give a single penny to them
take care, these are often used to scan the train for laptops etc.. to steal, and on their second pass, they steal your stuff, or they signal to others.
It’s even more evil than just blind begging.
And the worst thing of all is, I actually often see them getting money. crazy town
I encounter them once in a while. As a traindriver I have a NMBS jacket. Once they notice it they run out of the train. They are scammers.
This isn’t about begging for money, it’s to see who isn’t paying attention or is asleep and they note where their backpack, luggage or wallet is then inform a partner.
Beggars and buskers in trains, metro or any other space where I can’t ‘escape’ can go screw themselves.
With how many are they even? 1/3 chance I see them when I take Antwerp – Brussels train or vice versa. Must be a big group doing this all day.
Never pick up the card. They´ll see it as being interested. Just let it where it is and they´ll take it away.
Belgian trains need more controls and train stations need gates requiring ticket validation.
Like others said: just leave it where they put it or don’t take it and mind your surroundings. They never look you in the eye, but you can bet they saw what kind of phone you were holding or if your backpack was open.
Was er maar iets waarmee die mensen hun dagdagelijks zouden kunnen bezig houden & geld verdienen.
IT’S SCAM! This could be a distraction to keep your attention while they’re stealing luggage from above your head. Got robbed this way in BXL
*has no money
*prints begging papers on expensive colorized paper and thiccc fonts wich costs more ink.
Common! Be more efficient dammit!
Feel free to contact Securail when you see this and they’ll try to deal with it
Pay me. I will get better from it. God will thank you…
The logic used…
I see them every single day for years but the NMBS doesn’t do anything about them. These are scammers who are part of “gangs”, that have been doing things like this for years. I used to warn people on the train, but it happens all the time so I stopped doing it. It gets me mad when I see so many people falling for this scam
I absolutely hate this too. They can be really rude as well. I never give them any money.
But I guess they earn quite a bit if they keep doing this 🤷♀️
i look at my phone so i look like i don’t notice them or like im not interested. either way they dont give them to me that way
Vraag anders of de goden niet wat kleingeld kunnen missen?
As long as it works it’ll keep on going
We’re on the same train
Normally it’s illegal.. some times the NMBS workers throw them out the trains..
My grandmother used to say that: god zegene en beware u. And she made a little cross on my forehead ☺️
It’s been more than 5 years since I last took a train, and even still I remember seeing one of these people handing these out on my rides more then once a week, so I’m genuinely surprised to discover that it’s still a thing.
Like, nothing about the paper (text or color) even changed in all that time? Should we consider this cultural heritage at this point?
Using my grandma’s sacred line to bless and protect me.. HOW DARE THEY?!
More than once a day sometimes
Best is to rip them up
I once put one of those cards in the empty bin next to me, not knowing they’d return. Suddenly the guy is standing next to me, glaring at me as I retrieve the crumpled note from the trash, oops?
Give em monopoly money
That’s some damn impressive well written Dutch from nen ‘nieuwe Belg’.
Taalgebruik om U tegen te zeggen.
Misschien eerst zien da God u zegent en bewaart, voorda ge voor een ander gaat bidden.
Jezus…
Friendly reminder not to give money to beggars.
There’s a lot of things you can do if you genuinely want to help and if you want to feel good about it, but this is not one of them.
Giving money to beggars is how you get more beggars as it incentivizes begging.
If nobody would give them money, they would have to find a different way, which is a good thing since that will be a long term sustainable and productive part of society.
Print yourself some cards with the data from vdab.
I’m mostly tired of people actually guilt tripping into this and give money. That keeps this think coming back
My pet peeve is if someone asks me for money but specifically if I have my headphones on over my ears. You get me?
It’s funny because it comes from a sort of role reversal of when I was a “brand ambassador” meaning I would hand out fliers to people on the sidewalk. And if I ever motioned or waved to someone who had to take off their headphones they would be pissed.
So, these are ‘Roma zigeuners’. They operate in groups. They will beg, harass and very occasionally steal. They make A LOT of money, sometimes to €200-250 a day. They can be quite aggressive, i’ve seen them force scouts to hand over money. I hate them.
Source; i am a treinbegeleider
Joke’s on them, I don’t speak Eldritch.
Het is toch opvallend dat er zogezegd geen geld is voor huur, elektriciteit en verwarming maar dan wel voor gekleurd papier en inkt uit een printer.
Got one last weekend on bxl-central to bxl-noord, guy looked angry and muscular like a gymrat. At least pretend you’re begging bro please, put some effort into it.
Who the fuck wants to give money to the ‘poor bigass well dressed guy who looks at everyone angrily’?
I have to pay bills and heating … anyone wanna chuck me a few euro. 🤷🏻♂️ I’m not needy but I mean if anyone can ask for cash 😂
After ten years the poor guy still hasn’t found help. Poor guy
Why don’t you write them cards too?
Can someone translate what it says . A little context ??
Free prayers for all. 🙏🏻
Voila die kan zijn faillissement aanvragen.
Ik kreeg er ook een eerder deze maand…
ik werk, maar loop al 10j met dezelfde jas in de winter, versleten schoenen die daardoor al een halve maat te groot zijn, de verf van mijn bril is de helft afgesleten….en toch komen ze aan mij geld vragen.
These are gangs. The woman are begging in the streets of the big cities. All proceeds go to basically mobs. Arresting them is essentially pointless because they´d just send another expandable footsoldier. And they know it. I´m wondering when trainheists like in the wild west become a thing again.
That’s a scam and also the laziest way to beg money ever. But at least they don’t actively annoy me, most of the time they just pick back up their paper and go away
Always call Securail (0800/30 230) when you see them. I usually start the call when they approach me. When they hear me say “hallo, Securail, ik zit op …” they run away.