Advertisement Transients comment about frustrations from New Orleans residents Several have taken to Mayor Mitch Landrieu's page with complaints Share Shares Copy Link Copy

Chances are you've seen them at many major intersections across New Orleans, but some are sounding off bringing their complaints straight to the mayor.Sometimes they are camped on neutral grounds and oftentimes they are joined by their pets asking for money. Maybe you've complied with the transients.MOBILE APP USERS: Watch Report Here"You know, gutterpunk," Houston transient Chris Smith said. "A guy called me a dirty bum the other day."Smith joins 20-year-old Lillian Green of Portland as one of the several people that call themselves travelers. But their views are shared by everyone in the city.According to Mayor Mitch Landrieu's Facebook page, some feel New Orleans has become a hub for the men and woman living on the streets. So much so that they want the city to start cracking down.Smith said at 17 he earned his GED, went to college and earned a bachelor's degree in computer science. But after his divorce, he went back to the world he's known before traveling city to city spending days on medians or neutral grounds.Smith and Green liken New Orleans to other cities like San Francisco and Austin who have significantly large transient populations. Both don't believe the cities will do anything about the issue."Will the gutterbums be attending this event, too?," one Facebook commenter said on Landrieu's page. "Perhaps if we spring for some beer and dog food, they'd show up to bring 'local color.''Smith said that there is no use in being frustrated. He said he's been coming to the city for 15 years and it doesn't benefit New Orleans to throw them in jail because it's just costing them money when you lock them up.But Green does admit, after traveling for six months hitchhiking, taking trains and panhandling for money, her way of seeing the world is tough."Eat out of the garbage and stuff like that, and eating out of the garbage, sometimes you have to panhandle. It sucks, people look down on you, but it could be worse. It could always be worse," says Green.WDSU reached out to the city of New Orleans for comment. No response has been provided since this weekend.