sponger
A person who repeatedly borrows things. Often a person who also doesnt return them and adopts the attitude that you exist solely as a free equipment supply warehouse.
This stems from an underlying attitude problem where the person believes they will get away with whatever they can, to get through life.
This is not to be confused with genuine forgetfulness, where a person will feel openly guilty when borrowing from you and will buy their own gear immediately afterwards.
This person comes under the category as a pseudofriend
Possible solutions include openly embarrasing the person infront of others, or lend them broken gear. Embarrasment doesnt always work as they have no pride in themselves, and they will always return something that's broken as they will have no use for it.
This stems from an underlying attitude problem where the person believes they will get away with whatever they can, to get through life.
This is not to be confused with genuine forgetfulness, where a person will feel openly guilty when borrowing from you and will buy their own gear immediately afterwards.
This person comes under the category as a pseudofriend
Possible solutions include openly embarrasing the person infront of others, or lend them broken gear. Embarrasment doesnt always work as they have no pride in themselves, and they will always return something that's broken as they will have no use for it.
Example:
What a bloody sponger?! Every day he asks to borrow something and I never get it back.
Sod off! I'm not a walking stationery shop you sponger!
What a bloody sponger?! Every day he asks to borrow something and I never get it back.
Sod off! I'm not a walking stationery shop you sponger!