# Is "begpacking" legal? (not general discussion) **URL:** \ **Category:** General Legal Matters\ **Created:** [November 9, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249 "2018-11-09T11:32:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![derpydogs](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@derpydogs](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/derpydogs)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/1 "2018-11-09T11:32:20Z")
All this week I’ve seen them hangout near Zhongxiao Dunhua begging for money to find their travels. All these week I’ve been giving them the Patrick Batemen get-a-job speech. Now how do we get rid of them. Calling NIA or the Police? ---
**Author:** ![Brianjones](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@Brianjones](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Brianjones)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/2 "2018-11-09T11:34:46Z")
Oh no are they here now aswell ? More anti foreigner shit on the way. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew0409](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew0409/32/69821_2.png) [@Andrew0409](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew0409)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 11:39am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/3 "2018-11-09T11:39:14Z")
Is there no laws against it? ---
**Author:** ![tango42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/4 "2018-11-09T11:43:09Z")
Expect more of them as Taiwan does more and more of the hard push to advertise and attract tourists and make visiting and staying easier. I’m sure someone will realize an opportunity and start setting up some cheap foreigner flop houses. Then can send them there. ---
**Author:** ![derpydogs](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@derpydogs](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/derpydogs)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 11:45am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/5 "2018-11-09T11:45:40Z")
Thanks Sighing When. ---
**Author:** ![yyy](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/yyy/32/12085_2.png) [@yyy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yyy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2018, 6:40am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/6 "2018-11-11T06:40:35Z")
5 posts were split to a new topic: [Which species is the mangiest?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/which-species-is-the-mangiest/174292) ---
**Author:** ![tango42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 11:52am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/9 "2018-11-09T11:52:54Z")
Send them to Dulan. Tell them to hang around for the next Rainbow Family gathering. Tell them foreigners doing drugs get their head cut off by other foreigners, so don’t do drugs with other foreigners. ---
**Author:** ![emjroc](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e99b99/32.png) [@emjroc](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/emjroc)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/10 "2018-11-09T12:02:04Z")
They are everywhere in Ximending. I see many of them selling postcards or hugs, wouldn’t that fall under working illegally? Of course I’m presuming they don’t have open work rights. ---
**Author:** ![derpydogs](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@derpydogs](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/derpydogs)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/11 "2018-11-09T12:02:35Z")
If they had open work rights they would be teaching for mad bank ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/12 "2018-11-09T12:06:43Z")
Are the workshy :banana: making decent coin? I might pop down there and offer hugs for cash in Ximending. There’s a market for everything - even a balding, hairy, 48 year old with a paunch. _[ed.]_ ---
**Author:** ![tango42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/13 "2018-11-09T12:21:13Z")
Think I’ve noticed more street performers and buskers around and also in Xinyi. Maybe some leftover from the gay parade. ---
**Author:** ![Icon](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/icon/32/189245_2.png) [@Icon](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Icon)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/14 "2018-11-09T12:21:59Z")
Both. Both is good. Plus video sent to Next News. Or any of the news chaser groups. ---
**Author:** ![BHL4life](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/bhl4life/32/90885_2.png) [@BHL4life](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BHL4life)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/16 "2018-11-09T12:23:14Z")
i have no sympathy for beg packers. because they are westerners locals seem to think they are cute or interesting or adventurous or something. they are lazy ass scroungers. an old friend of mine was doing it. he went to australia, used up his savings ( money left to him from a recently dead relative) in the first week partying. then scrounged some new money from friends and non dead relatives (including me) to continue the trip. he immediately quit the typical working holiday jobs (farm stuff) because the boss was “mean”(even though he owed a bunch of people money). then set out to scrounge on the streets selling home made bracelets. he even ate out of homeless shelters and thought nothing of it. he even took the scrounging lifestyle home and doesn’t even work or have a place he just does ‘housesitting’ lowlifes. ---
**Author:** ![Gain](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@Gain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Gain)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/17 "2018-11-09T12:24:37Z")
> [@emjroc](#): > > I see many of them selling postcards or **hugs** That’s just pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![tango42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/19 "2018-11-09T12:29:41Z")
> [@BHL4life](#): > > an old friend of mine was doing it. he went to australia, used up his savings ( money left to him from a recently dead relative) in the first week partying. then scrounged some new money from friends and non dead relatives (including me) to continue the trip. he immediately quit the typical working holiday jobs (farm stuff) because the boss was “mean”(even though he owed a bunch of people money). then set out to scrounge on the streets selling home made bracelets. he even ate out of homeless shelters and thought nothing of it. he even took the scrounging lifestyle home and doesn’t even work or have a place he just does ‘housesitting’ lowlifes. Probably become a millionaire with books and blogs telling people how to work only 4-minutes a week. ---
**Author:** ![BHL4life](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/bhl4life/32/90885_2.png) [@BHL4life](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BHL4life)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/20 "2018-11-09T12:39:37Z")
other than the millionaire part you hit the nail on the head. he has a website, blogs, and e-books all sharing the secrets how to achieve this marvelous lifestyle. ---
**Author:** ![Brianjones](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@Brianjones](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Brianjones)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/21 "2018-11-09T12:39:52Z")
Red castle might work out for you. ---
**Author:** ![endy](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f19dbf/32.png) [@endy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/endy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/22 "2018-11-09T12:54:05Z")
i see them all the time in hk during my trips there. from their accents, it seemed like a lot were russian or eastern european. hope it doesn’t become too bad here as well. ---
**Author:** ![brasd](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/brasd/32/18709_2.png) [@brasd](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/brasd)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/23 "2018-11-09T13:39:26Z")
> [@derpydogs](#): > > All this week I’ve seen them hangout near Zhongxiao Dunhua begging for money to find their travels. All these week I’ve been giving them the Patrick Batemen get-a-job speech. > > Now how do we get rid of them. Calling NIA or the Police? There were some by Taipei train station I heard they are an organized group from a certain country. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hanna/32/24014_2.png) [@Hanna](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249/24 "2018-11-09T14:05:31Z")
Crustpunks? In my Taiwan?? This I’ve got to see… [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-begpacking-legal-not-general-discussion/174249.md?page=2)