Phone Me!!

Man lives in telephone box

A man has been living in a telephone box for the last two years in China.

The man, who refuses to give his name or even talk to anyone, lives in a phone booth in Dalian city, Liaoning province.

He sleeps during the day then comes out at night to beg for food, reports the Bandao Morning Post.

The man sleeps by curling up into a ball on top of cushions - but he has tried to add a few home comforts to the booth.

By his side are a neatly stacked pile of food boxes and mineral water bottles while his spare clothes hang from the roof.

The janitor of the neighbouring building said the man had good personal hygiene and washed in public facilities.

"He wears old and patched clothes, but he looks very clean. Quite often he checks his appearance in a mirror to tidy his moustache," said the janitor.

"He talks to himself in the mirror, but he never speaks to anyone else. Sometimes we offer him some food but he won't accept, and he won't speak a word."

The phone booth is in busy Zhongshan Square in the heart of downtown Dalian city but the man has got used to ignoring curious passers-by.

A community worker said: "We want to find his family and send him home. But he never talks to anybody. It's hard for us to know how to help him."