Beggars of the 21st century are now packed with options for alms. Filipina beauty queen Michele Gumabao was in her holiday week trip in Singapore when she encountered a local who approached her for money.
"Someone begged for money here in SG, I said sorry co cash. He showed me a barcode," she wrote on Twitter.
Digital beggars really exist in this techie world. This will give people options to offer them via QR code or a real monetary.
May nanlimos dito sa SG, sabi ko sorry no cash. Pinakitaan ako ng barcode 😨
— Michele I. Gumabao (@gumabaomichele) April 5, 2023
"Same here in Shanghai, mga beggars sa downtown nakasabit sa leeg nila QR code to scan , dalawa pa yun, WeChat and Alipay," a follower replied.
"I think that case is very rare here in SG, otherwise they are selling tissues & stuff na minsan mapapabili kana lan din kahit dimo kailangan out of humanity," another one said.
"Singapore is practically a cashless society that’s why they have codes. But there are hardly any beggars, they have pride [so they give you tissue in exchange] of what you will give. Tissue costs S$1 but you can give more than that. Even buskers have their own code," another comment read.
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