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Why is it so common for people to claim they don't have money?
Trust me, I'm not talking about specific income classes, I'm seeing this acro… I don't understand this common behavior, as in my culture we have a saying: "Better to lose money than lose face/dignity"
Trust me, I'm not talking about specific income classes, I'm seeing this across all people I've worked with as colleagues or are clients at work:
Colleague wants some petty cash for the delivery? good luck getting it back even though it's 20 AED, they make you feel like you're insulting them by asking for it.
Tenant payment is due? you call them, email them, text them via SMS and WhatsApp, send reminders, and they make all sorts of excuses yet as soon as you wave legal trouble in their direction they pay up instantly (This if from work not something personally owned)
Neighbor knocks on your door? yes the delivery guy forgot to bring a card machine and they don't have cash, and what exactly do you have to do with it? you close the door yet they knock again next week, you don't even know their name or their number, sorry not sorry.
Son of the richest man in your home country is drowning in debt, gets in a horrible traffic accident (money wise, no one got hurt), instead of calling his dad or his 2 rich uncles that he keeps bragging about and is in all of their photos, he begs you, his colleague, to pay up thousands and swears he'll pay in two days, good luck getting the money back in installments, you spend a whole year following up with him, he blocks you, you talk to his brother, he pays a fraction and blocks you, you talk to his uncle, he pays a fraction and blocks you, you talk to his dad, he pays the amount and claims he did it out of charity because you keep asking, then he blocks you.
Landlord comes to visit and brings his dog along, dog isn't trained, and bites you, you spend your weekends and your money to pay for vaccination and he doesn't even accept to deduct it from the rent, instead he puts you on a payment plan where you pay him the whole rent and then after a week he pays you a fraction of the cost and the rest later after he returns from his vacation of which he may never return...
A roommate (who has double your salary) keeps buying things on Tabby and suddenly realizes they don't have any money left from their salary for basic groceries, yet he orders 600 AED worth of food, fills up the entire fridge, most of it spoils, and yet they expect that you'll agree to pay upfront and they'll include you in their "meal plans" full of food you're allergic to (and they know it), yet when you flat out say No thanks they give you the weirdest look and ask you if you're "that cheap" while your work equipment costs their whole salary for 2 whole months...
Edit: since 2022 I haven't given anyone 1 AED, for any reason, I always say no (respectfully) and they start crying and retell their sob story which I respectfully say: it has nothing to do with me, sorry, I'm busy, bye. The only thing since 2022 is the times I've said no and the landlords dog bite which isn't directly me giving someone money, but someone else delaying payment.
My issue is: wealthy and able adults are asking for petty cash without feeling embarrassed to the extent of being scams
I just don't understand why, what's the point of hoarding money and pretending they don't have any and humiliating themselves by begging people for a loan?
It's so common and I'm scared that this is an expected behavior in this day and age, what's going on?
Is it entertaining to be chased for money you owe?
Dubai/Sharjah Road Scam?
damn u basically did a free taxi run to rak. thing is they usually target cars with a single guy driving & look for dubai plates so u look like u got somewhere to be. best move is roll ur window down like two inches, say u already called the cops for them & keep moving, dont even unlock the door
yeah that's a known one on e311 & the sharjah ring road, usually they wave you down near the adnoc or before the rta cameras claiming wallet got lifted. classic play is they ask for a lift to the next emirate then bail once you slow down, sometimes a second guy on a bike is tracking you. next time just call 999 or drop them at the nearest police point, don't let anyone in your car off the highway ngl
The RAK route is the tell. No one genuinely stranded on the ring road needs to get all the way to Ras Al Khaimah, that's a 90 minute drive. These guys work in pairs and the second car picks them up after they hop out, usually somewhere past the Al Sajaa junction or near the ADNOC on E311. If it happens again, tell them you'll drive them to the nearest police station and watch how fast the story changes.