When I see the title of this thread, it makes me a little uncomfortable because I resist painting with a wide brush. Jamaicans don't beg.....some people beg and some happen to be Jamaicans.

When I raised beagles as a child, my father used to say "Don't feed the dog at the table if you don't want him to learn to be a begger!"

All you read about is people buying things for their new "friends" and bringing gifts all the time. I do it as well but these are old, dear friends and not some yute that walks the beach trying to become everyone's friend.

You keep feeding a puppy at the table and then try to stop he will grow up to TAKE the food from you one day!

Peace and Guidance.