somewhereintime

You have a heart of gold, Philip. There are hundreds of street bums who would dream
up with the most bizarre  stories. Once a young man with a university textbook came to me
and said his wallet was stolen in the bus and he need money to go to school, he borrowed
$50 and left his book as a token, of course he never return for his book. It was before cell phone age.

somewhereintime

A classic case happens in Chinatown often:
A causcasian man around 20 Y.O. kneels down and cries begging for money,
then, around 4:00 pm, he would get up and clears up his act, puts on his
backpack and goes home. To him, it is like daily routine, acting.