> One thing I've wanted to try when someone asks > for money is to start speaking to them in
> another language and pretend to not understand
> English. But I just never got up the nerve.
> Tynan, please try that one time and let me know
> what happens!
I live in Japan once when I was visiting Tokyo a guy came up to where I was sitting and asked for money in Japanese. I pretended like I couldn't understand and offered him a seat next to me. He asked again for money, and I said 'Go ahead dude, sit down! :)' and motioned next to me. He got flustered and left.