I usually go through the drive thru when getting my coffee but yesterday I decided to go inside and have a coffee and donut. I was in there for no more than 15 minutes and what I saw was deeply disturbing. Of all the people inside the Tim’s, more than half were young Somali men, FOBs of course, haggling about politics and other bullshit.
I overheard this mid 20s FOB brag about the ceyr he is getting for his 38 kids while sitting at Tim’s for hours on end. These guys are all Uber and cab drivers. Young guys who have the ability to study and get somewhere in life decided to drive cabs and sit at a coffee shop.
I was extremely bothered by this. I was sad, angry and frustrated at the same time. I wanted to throw a cup of coffee at this guy but there were cops sitting next to me. I’ve noticed that this is a real phenomenon in our community. I even know people who do business (selling carpets and traditional clothing) using welfare money. This is so bad on so many levels. First, it reinforces what everyone thinks about your community and second, it’s immoral because you are taking tax payer money and using it for something you shouldn’t.
Anyway, do you guys come across such repugnant behaviour and what do you do about it. Do you ever confront anyone for abusing the system?
I overheard this mid 20s FOB brag about the ceyr he is getting for his 38 kids while sitting at Tim’s for hours on end. These guys are all Uber and cab drivers. Young guys who have the ability to study and get somewhere in life decided to drive cabs and sit at a coffee shop.
I was extremely bothered by this. I was sad, angry and frustrated at the same time. I wanted to throw a cup of coffee at this guy but there were cops sitting next to me. I’ve noticed that this is a real phenomenon in our community. I even know people who do business (selling carpets and traditional clothing) using welfare money. This is so bad on so many levels. First, it reinforces what everyone thinks about your community and second, it’s immoral because you are taking tax payer money and using it for something you shouldn’t.
Anyway, do you guys come across such repugnant behaviour and what do you do about it. Do you ever confront anyone for abusing the system?