What do you do when a monk or nun come and ask you for $$???

banzie SG

At the hawker center??? I think they are very hungry... I feel like pouring some rice and soup into their bowl... Twisted Evil

What would you do!??

Wanda SG

Buy 2 pcs of cake and put into the bowl. Don't give money.

Some are not real also....saw one "nun" with streaks of orange colour in her hair.

ddrdm_boiiboii SG

open up your mouth and say “SIAM LARH, DUN COME HERE AND CHEAT MONEY”...

banzie SG

Yea in fact MOST are not real... even the buddhist council said that...

red_amoeba SG

I dun think monks & nuns here practice asking for alms. Even if for alms, they will ask for food, never for money. Moreover, many of these monks & nuns don't look local ~ no way am i gonna supplement their "spending" money here.

I always shake my head or hand - thus far, all of them just walked quietly away for fear of trouble. Its easy money for them, almost no costs to get the robe / shave head / get a bowl, etc.

I think no demand no supply, they will disappear if everybody stops giving them money.

S_T_F_U SG

just ignore, walk away, if need to be, give an icy stare back at them.

Ito_^ SG

smile and say no.

alexkusu SG

i saw this monk...carrying a BENQ 17 Inch LCD monitor in its packaging

knn

missqi SG

just say no $.
what can they do....

four-niner SG

I heard that the rightful practice of alms collection is only done in the early morning, not afternoon or during lunchtime. And collection of alms is food donations not money. Very Happy

d3sT1nY SG

Maybe picked up from the floor one leh..? Spoilt de..

dakkon_blackblade SG

I think that's true. Real monks and nuns won't ask for money. If they do, threaten to report them to the police. Twisted Evil

alexkusu SG

all brand new one...he carry it very close to his body..like his treasured possesion

Agenda SG

real monks and nuns wait for people to give them alms, sometimes in exchange, they give you a amulet or something

but the thing is, they won't ask for it

i saw a monk once with these 2 ah bengs at my house here walking towards a benz Rolling Eyes

ToLetGoOrNot SG

Ask me - just ignore them. They are not real monks or nuns.

Last Sat when I was at the United Square, 2 young ah bengs approached me. Introducing themselves as volunteers, they asked for donation for which money will be going to help the old and needy. Then they showed me the "approved license". They did not expect me to read it carefully - there was a company name imprinted "FRS Pte Ltd". After questioning them what is a private company doing in this charity project, they just said its their "Agent".

I told them immediately that I am a volunteer and had provided donations and clothings to charities in other countries. They walked off after that. It really upsets me that people are still openly "cheating" kind people's money despite the NKF case.

After observing them some time, no one is buying their story after all.
I don't know what is the law here doing - private companies are behind the "charities".

Urroh SG

Ignore them.. i always do that.. Twisted Evil

NT2 SG

say u r also a monk.... Mr. Green

Darkness_hacker99 SG

Give them meat.

spinsugar SG

If the monk / nun is really persistent, I’ll ask them which organisation / temple they’re from.. if they drop a name, I’ll say “oh ok, I’ll make a direct donation when my money comes in.” .. if they can’t name, I’ll tell them I regularly donate to temples/buddhist organisations already. =p

banzie SG

Pour half of your rice on his bowl...

if he try to sell you something... take the amulet and give him a pat on the back say thank you and ignore him...