QuestionGuy
A man, his wife, and two children knock on your door, you answer and the father says, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but may I ask you to provide us a meal?” What would YOU do in this situation from your current position in life?
A man, his wife, and two children knock on your door, you answer and the father says, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but may I ask you to provide us a meal?” What would YOU do in this situation from your current position in life?
45 Comments
Leave a ReplyLeave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
“here is some money and some apples/canned goods”
Too nervous to let strangers into my house but I’d provide them with food to take away and point them in the direction of nearby food banks
Hell no! This isn’t the 20’s anymore; if some family is parading around their children while they beg they’re most likely scammers.
wouldn’t let them in but would give them some canned food probably.
“No.”
Then I would shut the door.
I would ask them to please wait, throw together a bag of something they can have now, something they can take and save, and ask wtf is going on that they have to go door to door asking for food while giving it to them.
Food Stamps and the Food Bank exist… something weird going on there if not just a lack of being educated in the resources available.
Ask them to wait outside while I fetched a basket of bread, peanut butter, jelly, and every other non-refrigerated non-can opener requiring food I had in the house. Literally everything.
Then, after they left, I would inevitably come across a box of biscuits I overlooked and feel guilty for the rest of the week.
I live in NYC, there’s a lot of resources and avenues to try before knocking on random peoples doors so I would assume it’s some sort of con.
I’d set them up outside with whatever I could put together. Then, I’d eat with them, get to know them a bit and see if I could point them in the direction of some useful services. After, we’d have dessert and I’d send them off with a care package of whatever non-perishables I had.
If they’re locals, I would set a weekly dinner date for them to return. I’d do it more often, but I wouldn’t be able to afford more.
I’d give them a nice dinner, not let them talk about their problems and send them on their way.
Make them a mean French toast with a eggs
I’d bring them in, feed them send them off with some for the road. Unless they looked really off don’t think I would give it a second thought to have them come in for a meal.
I would probably invite them to relax on my porch with some bottles of water and whip up a few PB sandwiches, cheese sandwiches, other ready to eat things, and send them on their way.
my parents would invite them straight in despite not being very well off at all. as would my girlfriend and i. even if we weren’t able to provide them with a full hot meal, we always have stuff like supernoodles and pasta packets and picky food that you cook from frozen. help urself, pick what u want we’ll do it for u, and if there’s anything you need you can have it if we have spare. nobody should suffer like that
This would be unusual where I live, so to be honest, if it happened I’d probably give them a few hundred bucks to get back in their feet. It’s a good feeling to be in a position to be able to help
somebody else up.
More than 20 years ago, I went hungry and was almost homeless. Promised myself I would never be in that situation again, but I still remember how hopeless it feels. I would have liked a leg up back then.
fire up the grill put some hamburgers on …get some chips out….give them a soda..and make a brownie too..
Give them some of my meal preps. I know what’s it like to be hungry.
Invite them in the backyard and give them a meal.
I have two aggressive German Shepards. Plus I have a doorbell camera. If I don’t know who you are, I don’t go to the door. But, if I did, I would give them a loaf of bread, 4 bottles of water, and a jar of peanut butter, and jelly. There is a church in town that has free breakfast every day. I would give them the address.
I would hook em up with a meal. I wouldn’t let them in my house but they can sit on the stoop and get the Ham Steak/Stuffing & mashed potato/Canned Corn special I give my own fam at least once a week. It’s cheap and it fills you up.
feed them. it’s not rocket science.
I would go to the nearest store and buy them something.
I meal prep so as long as they arrive before Wednesday I can heat up some meals and feed them, with that being said I’m not 100% sure I’d invite them inside but my place has a garden that’s nice to sit in, if it’s after Wednesday then I’m sorry but you will have to play rock paper scissors to see who gets left out.
Well now I’m anxious cause I haven’t done the groceries. I would probably just give them some money and an opened box of Kirkland salted Cashews.
I’d give them a paper bag filled with any ready to eat foods I have laying around.
Hi, I’ve got no money but have these goods from my cupboard to make a meal. ( I’d make sure they were cost effective to cook too). We all need a leg up sometimes.
Let them in and feed them. Let them spend the night if need be.
But I also live in a country with much much lower crime rates than the US and next to no violent crime (murders are practically unheard of here, national news when they happen – rarely) so I didn’t really grow up in the same culture of fear or stranger danger (except the no talking to strangers as a child)
Feed them.
What do they look like? I mean if they are wearing Gucci clothes, I’m not giving them much, just enough to get some energy and go to the nearest pawn shop. But if they actually seem that they need it, I would take them out to eat with a 20€ limit each (a lot for here), and then give them 100 bucks
I have a decent store of non perishable food. I would offer some for the moment along with bottled water and some for a few days to go. I wouldn’t let them in but I would offer them the food.
I’d probably share my meal with them, albeit outside by the porch.
Super iffy to let strangers in the house but would throw together a good carb/protein bowl and some veggies if they needed
Feed them!
Ask my mom
Simply say No.
Calmly close the door.
If one person in this neighborhood knew I was handing out free food
.and didn’t help they family.
I would have no tires on my car in the morning.
To not help one family means i can continue to take care of my family small price to pay.
come on in. you can eat while i clean my guns
I would gently ask him to wait.
Lock the door, and head to the kitchen and collect as much food as humanly possible and hand it to him.
Take all of it, but will not let him into my house.
My fridge is actually empty man… i dont even know why i have one. But i could give you guys some canned tuna and crackers if that helps.
Let’s change it a bit. 3 days after an apocalypse, (pick anyone) your scenario. If by some mistake I have opened the door, I would tell them I have nothing, and they have 30 seconds to leave before they are all shot.
“I’ve had half a sandwich in the last 24 hours. Does that sound like I have food to go around. Good luck, bye” and shut the door
I wouldn’t have much to offer, I’d probably make them some soup
Give them food, and write down my company info to see if I can get someone a job maybe. But they can’t come in the house.
I would sit them down in my front yard, make some food, and then bring it out and join them.
Provide them a meal dang it. I may hate people but I’m not a narcissist
Go paint my fence, and when you get done, you can have some of this delicious cornbread I’m cooking.