There is no such thing as a free lunch

https://www.kaskus.co.id/thread/540ca231d44f9f52498b4570/pengamen-jalanan/
@yanzalong (19091)
Indonesia
June 19, 2019 2:51am CST
I hate buskers singing in the bus. Most buskers on the bus are not good at all at playing guitar or singing. They only played the guitar and sang at will. However, a few of them are worth thumbs up. They sing beautifully. We, passengers, don't expect anyone to sing. We want to rest while going toward our homes. There are also a few guys coming into the bus. They only clap their hands uttering words we even don't understand. They finish and moving around passengers to ask for money. I appreciate buskers more than these guys only clapping to entertain us.
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• Agra, India
19 Jun 19
I agree. And sometimes they just won't move from your head until you give them something
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
19 Jun 19
I just give them smallest coins, then they move.
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• Agra, India
24 Jun 19
@yanzalong yes...even I do so but not always.
@Mamerto32 (2783)
• Canlubang, Philippines
19 Jun 19
In our case here, buskers are the least of our worries. We have to watch out for street mendicants. It is a good thing to share alms, but the street beggars are run by criminal syndicates.
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
19 Jun 19
Yes I heard about that.
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@Mamerto32 (2783)
• Canlubang, Philippines
19 Jun 19
@yanzalong that's why it is illegal here now to give alms. If you want to help the poor, the church is running a charity programs, while there are a lot of organizations doing charity works. You may give donations there and not directly to street beggars.
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
19 Jun 19
@Mamerto32 I agree if busking is illegal.
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@Sojourn (13833)
• India
19 Jun 19
Passengers inserting earphones would actually never have to be their customer. Some of them really sings very nice.
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
19 Jun 19
We are willing to give alm if buskers sing beautifully. However, passengers would rather not be entertained on the bus.
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19 Jun 19
We don't have it here. I wish there are for entertainment, lol; transport life could be so damn boring..
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
19 Jun 19
It sure is.
19 Jun 19
@yanzalong Course..
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@didinedhia (8482)
• Algeria
19 Jun 19
I love singing off
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
19 Jun 19
There should be specila places for singing; not on the bus.
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• Algeria
21 Jun 19
@yanzalong everwhere !! lool