Will work for food? No way.

At major interesctions in Atlanta you will find panhandlers claiming they will work for food but what they really want is a handout.  Not in Thailand.  At those intersections you find people selling a flower arrangement that drivers hang on their rear view mirrors.  Some of these arrangements are fragrant but not all are.  The idea is that the flower arrangement is good luck for the vehicle.  As drivers hang the flowers they bring their palms together and say a quick offering to Buddha.  The flowers cost 20 baht or about 60 cents USD.