Quote Originally Posted by mordred View Post
I have a difficult time with the beggers in Thailand. There is some guy on Surkumvit that has been crawling between soi 7 and 9 for years. I believe he is missing a leg. When he's in that area he looks terrible, but I've seen him outside of that area and he looks like he does pretty well. I feel bad every time I walk by one of them and can't drop money in their cup, but if I did I would be broke because there are so many.

Don't Buddhists believe having a deformity is karma for negative things you did in a past life?
Buddhists (Thai variety at any rate) believe that if you give someone 10 Baht and they turn around and do something "bad" with that money, you have done bad yourself. Presto-ergo: don't give to the poor!!! Stick money into a monk's paws and you'll be OK chat-na.

Tight shits.