One random morning I was sitting at the bus stop by myself, minding my own business and enjoying the warm weather. As I was relaxing and spacing out I saw a man walking towards me. He was obviously not Korean, but I couldn't place exactly where he was from. He was also donning the appearance of a traveler. Being the observer that I am, I saw this guy coming and could tell that he was up to something, I think it was his eyes.
Turned out that he was Mongolian. Usually that isn't anything out of the ordinary but the oddity continued. As he and I were exchanging small talk, he came to the crux of our chat. He was selling socks. Socks that would help him pay for this college tuition at the local public university. The odd thing that caught my attention was this: he was a college student going around selling socks to pay for his tuition, the socks he was selling were still in the packaging that they come in from the store! He was buying them and reselling them for a higher profit. CON!!
He came on strong and impressive with his strong English accent, but I saw though it. After his pitch, I asked "If you don't have money to pay for college, how are you affording socks?" I could tell that he didn't expect this, so his immediate reaction was shock and embarrassment, which turned to aggression. He actually tried to force me to buy his socks, by yelling. As he continued to press or beg, I just kept saying "Give it up, your bluff is called. Move along." After a quick stare down, he grabbed three pairs out of his bag and politely handed them to me with a bow and walked off.
You can meet the most random person at the most random times. Just be sure that if they are Con Artists, you have your wits ready so that you can see through the con.
