The man isn't the first to offer help -- or stop just short of offering help, in his case. But he is the first to call Snake a monk.

"Monk?" Snake hesitates a moment, then remembers. "Ah. You're referring to my clothes. I'm not wearing them by choice." Then, without explaining whose choice it actually was, Snake straightens up and tilts his head in the other man's direction. "I'm not sure where I am. I've heard quite a bit about the city, but nothing beyond that. What country are we in?"