Respecting the elderly
Today on the subway I saw a young guy give up his seat for a man that looked like he was in his 60s that was standing in front of him. That was really nice of the boy.
Then in the next 5 minutes, I saw an old man probably almost 60 lecture a couple of boys about random stuff in life for no reason at all. I think he just wanted to give people crap for no reason and the boys looked like a good opportunity.
The thing with Korean culture is that the boys are not allowed to say anything or talk back to the man because he's that much older than they are, whether he is wrong or right. They are allowed to walk away but I think this old man was scaring them a bit because his voice was so loud, so they didn't want to make a huge scene by walking away and having him start shouting at them. The man was definitely loud, everyone in the train could hear him and most people were snickering because the man is so ridiculous.
They had to stand there listening to his oral garbage until it was their subway stop and they got off. I felt kind of bad for them. The last thing the man said to them was that they need to watch out for dangerous girls when they get older and also to not listen so much to their mp3 players and headsets because it's bad for the brain. I chuckled to myself.
After the 3 boys exited the train, the old man walked to the next compartment, probably looking for his next victim.
Then in the next 5 minutes, I saw an old man probably almost 60 lecture a couple of boys about random stuff in life for no reason at all. I think he just wanted to give people crap for no reason and the boys looked like a good opportunity.
The thing with Korean culture is that the boys are not allowed to say anything or talk back to the man because he's that much older than they are, whether he is wrong or right. They are allowed to walk away but I think this old man was scaring them a bit because his voice was so loud, so they didn't want to make a huge scene by walking away and having him start shouting at them. The man was definitely loud, everyone in the train could hear him and most people were snickering because the man is so ridiculous.
They had to stand there listening to his oral garbage until it was their subway stop and they got off. I felt kind of bad for them. The last thing the man said to them was that they need to watch out for dangerous girls when they get older and also to not listen so much to their mp3 players and headsets because it's bad for the brain. I chuckled to myself.
After the 3 boys exited the train, the old man walked to the next compartment, probably looking for his next victim.
posted by Jimmy at
10:49 PM
2 Comments:
What happens to you if you did talk back to the old man? Would you get into any serious trouble? And, does this only apply to native Koreans, any Koreans, or anyone in Korea?
No serious trouble of course, but the guy will scream louder and louder and start cussing in public at you, and that's just embarassing. If it was me, I would do it just to see what happens. Maybe he would explode.
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