I once saw a crazy Chinese outside of Anime Xtreme once over the summer. Shirtless, looks drunk as hell. He looked at me and I was scared that he'd attack me, but he ended up meeting his friends. Don't think it's the same, but I see a lot of bums hanging around Chinatown.
I actually manage to avoid the bubble tea places around there, funny enough.
And speaking of harassment, a couple of weeks ago, I got suckered by one of those black history guys into giving him a dollar for a "donation". I was walking outside the Eaton Centre along Dundas, listening to music and ignoring people. I saw a couple of them just near the intersection hiding along a gap in the wall by one of the mall's entrances.
He suddenly takes my arm as if to shake it, and thrusts me his stupid paper. I begin to walk away, and he wouldn't let go. I took off my headphones, and he was saying "two dollars" to me. I was too caught up in what was happening to just say no, and I ended up tossing him a dollar. He had the nerve to once again ask me "you got two dollars, man?" I said no at this point, and he moved out of my way. I threw away the paper at the nearest trash.
I don't meant sound racist at all, but I really dislike them, and have always felt that they're just scamming people. I don't know the legitimacy of what they do, so do correct me if I'm wrong. A friend of mine previously gave them a couple of dollars for it, and when we finally took a look at the paper, it was a couple of pages full of random facts. A sentence per notable black person or event that feels like it was taken off Wikipedia.
I was more ticked off at myself for giving him a dollar. I know how to say no, and usually do so with these guys, but this one time I really just got suckered into it.
