I sincerely dislike beggars. I dislike them more here in the UK when a HUGE chunk of my money goes to support those who don't work. I don't want to hear any of this crap about people who have absolutely no other option than to beg. This is a socialist country. The United Kingdom of Great Britain takes care of the stupid and the weak and the lazy and those who are unwilling to do for themselves. (Hey!! Ever hear of Social Darwinism, people?) And they do this with the exorbitant taxes taken out of my paycheck each month. Plus 17.5% V.A.T. on nearly everything, plus council tax that I pay, plus vehicle tax, TV license fee (yes, that is also a tax), plus assorted other random taxes on everything that isn't tea or milk.

So, a beggar walks up to me in the train station last week, while I am getting my coffee, wrestling with my bike, trying to get sugar into the coffee... I very, very rudely told him off, offending most of the people around me. I think that it is because of this, he hasn't bothered me in two weeks.