Fake monks return to the North End

By adamg on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 4:45pm

NorthEndWaterfront.com reports.

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North End

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Comments

Stephen Colbert mentioned them two years ago...

By anon on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 5:01pm.

https://youtu.be/UDQhrqnb3CY

But seriously, it is not surprising they show up here and most major U.S. cities starting the summer season, since that is the peak period for (unsuspecting and gullible) tourists.

Wait...

By Brian Riccio on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 5:12pm.

Some poor Asian people take it upon themselves to indulge in the same type of scam the old white guys in the funny hats do and there's a problem with the residents of the North End? The people that make bank promoting the greatest Italian food cooked by Latinos in New England?

How many of these guys are on YouTube begging idiots to finance their private jets? In His name.

Thank you BR

By anon on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 5:45pm.

One of the best Uhub comments ever.

Why am I tempted to give the fake monks a

By bulgingbuick on Fri, 06/29/2018 - 9:15am.

Starbucks cup to use for panhandling?

Are there any monks that aren’t fake?

By Lee on Fri, 06/29/2018 - 9:26am.

Must you be licensed with some sort of legal authority to be a genuine monk?
If you give money to that religious organization for whom that other well known Boston monk shills, is that any better?

Odd straw man. If someone's

By anon on Tue, 07/03/2018 - 5:47pm.

Odd straw man. If someone's lying to you about their profession/vocation/circumstances, then the information can be legitimately called "fake" regardless of whether or not there's some legal definition of the topic.

A lesson on how to deal with fake monks

By FredQuimby on Fri, 06/29/2018 - 12:37pm.

A view from London.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq5kyNU89zE