Nice begging

I have to say, I'm more than a little bored at work today. I only have 2 students in my room and they are getting along just fine without any help. Luckily the internet is back up again so I can cruise around gathering info about various things. I have to start deciding when I want to head off on my big trip next year but I still can't even decide where to go! There are worse problems in the world though. Yesterday a vagrant seeming person came up to me and congratulated me for riding my bike and not "polluting the atmosphere and fucking everything up" and then asked me for $2 for the bus. I gave it to her, not because I think I should have, but just in admiration of her begging style. Step 1: compliment, Step 2: ask politely for cash.