i used to carry around bottles of water in my camera bag, and i'd give those away. but ive had them thrown back at me before.
so now, i only give change away. and its only when im buzzed up and they make me laugh. for example, one dude was waiting outside a bar in detroit one night. a few of my buddies and i were drinking some beers, getting all sauced up. upon leaving, we were confronted by this homeless dude. he stopped all of us in a group and said, "i have a question for yall." "whats the greatest nation in the world?" we all said this one, usa ofcourse. he smiled, tipped his hat off, and said: "Do-nation." at the time, it was hilarious. i think he got like $10 from all of us together. i appreciated that. usually these guys give us "advice", and then expect money for it. lol, seriously. "this a bad neighborhood fellas." "you should toss me a few bucks, im just lookin' out for yall." pfffft, i know where im at.