I have seen this in most countries across the world, this is just Hong Kong, but all the major cities in the world have their "coffin home" dwellers. I have often spoken to them and listened to their stories. Most are good humans down on their luck or in a particular circumstance.
The one that hit me the hardest was in Manila, there was a family of 16 living next to a posh hotel, kids, parents and grandparents. At night they would look into the dining room of the hotel and see how people ate the best delicacies money could buy while they were starving on the street.
I spoke to the mother, she was young and pregnant with her third child, I guess she must have been around 22 to 25, she had lived on the streets of Manila for 10 years. On the last day in Manila, before I departed I visited her again, the previous night the grandpa passed away. I gave her all the money I had on me. I often think about them living on the street.
In the end it is humans with lives, feelings and stories. Just like the rest of us they also have dreams and hopes.
Welfare recipients in the U.S. wouldn't lower themselves to live in places like this. Goes to show the difference between "me so poor" in the U.S. and people who are truly poor elsewhere.
poor people in the USA are getting GOVT housing and welfare hand outs. they are poor because the prefer to get GOVT assistance and not work. Opportunity is there, but they choose not to pursue it.
I have seen this in most countries across the world, this is just Hong Kong, but all the major cities in the world have their "coffin home" dwellers. I have often spoken to them and listened to their stories. Most are good humans down on their luck or in a particular circumstance.
The one that hit me the hardest was in Manila, there was a family of 16 living next to a posh hotel, kids, parents and grandparents. At night they would look into the dining room of the hotel and see how people ate the best delicacies money could buy while they were starving on the street.
I spoke to the mother, she was young and pregnant with her third child, I guess she must have been around 22 to 25, she had lived on the streets of Manila for 10 years. On the last day in Manila, before I departed I visited her again, the previous night the grandpa passed away. I gave her all the money I had on me. I often think about them living on the street.
In the end it is humans with lives, feelings and stories. Just like the rest of us they also have dreams and hopes.
Welfare recipients in the U.S. wouldn't lower themselves to live in places like this. Goes to show the difference between "me so poor" in the U.S. and people who are truly poor elsewhere.
poor people in the USA are getting GOVT housing and welfare hand outs. they are poor because the prefer to get GOVT assistance and not work. Opportunity is there, but they choose not to pursue it.
You have also living cages
The one that hit me the hardest was in Manila, there was a family of 16 living next to a posh hotel, kids, parents and grandparents. At night they would look into the dining room of the hotel and see how people ate the best delicacies money could buy while they were starving on the street.
I spoke to the mother, she was young and pregnant with her third child, I guess she must have been around 22 to 25, she had lived on the streets of Manila for 10 years. On the last day in Manila, before I departed I visited her again, the previous night the grandpa passed away. I gave her all the money I had on me. I often think about them living on the street.
In the end it is humans with lives, feelings and stories. Just like the rest of us they also have dreams and hopes.
You are an angel God bless you Becky, the world needs more people like you with a golden heart.
poor ppl in the usa have entire 5 bedroom houses and complain..
poor people in the USA are getting GOVT housing and welfare hand outs. they are poor because the prefer to get GOVT assistance and not work. Opportunity is there, but they choose not to pursue it.