The garbage collectors from the municipal council ask for money from me “තේකක් බොන්න” (for some tea) - I have questions.

Trust me, I hate that I have to even justify saying this but I understand poverty. But why am I required to give them money?? I gave one man 1500 one time to share with others (it’s just tea ffs) , and another man comes around saying asking for money and I said I gave to the other man - and he didn’t even know (meaning this is pocketed). So I’m less inclined to give money now.

Don’t even want to go out and give them garbage anymore bc this is bordering harassment now.

I usually smile and tell them I don’t carry cash bc I genuinely don’t and I’ve been cashless since 2020 - so the act of going to a bank to withdraw money just for this is even more annoying.

I don’t mean to sound ungrateful but those living daily wages look at us and probably wonder we have money to spare when in reality I’m hustling as much as I can working 15-18 hours a day too. It’s the same game, different levels.

Is there someone to complain? And how much do you’ll give? I don’t think I can escape this for as long as I live here.

I live alone, and if I had a man in the house I’m sure they wouldn’t do that.