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[jkelly80]

1. A lady on the subway giving a guy with MS/palsy a cheonwon--and doing the yangban sleeve thing.

2. A 60 year old ajosshi getting up and giving his seat to a 70 year old one.

3. A student (whom I didn't even recognize) was eating in a restaurant with her parents. She said hi as she left as did her parents. Later the ajumma told me they paid for my meal.

And a bizarre fourth:

4. An ajumma cuts in front of me to get on the subway, which was rude. I probably said something in English under my breath, as is my usual. But as we board, she stops and lets me in front of her, then proceeds to place her hand squarely on my ass to shove me faster into the subway. Alas, no phone number.

Granted, I could give a much larger list of rude behavior within the last seven days, but I think we're all aware of what the Hangugin are capable of on the low end of the rudeness spectrum.

[TeeBee]

I have two just from today:

1) I was in a public bathroom at Coex Mall, waiting to wash my hands. Two guys were at the basins brushing their teeth. One guy at the basin stops, gestures for me to do what I need to do, and when I'm done carries on without a hitch. Usually I'd probably have to wait ages!

2) I was having trouble with one of the storage lockers at a subway station. The machine wouldn't accept my T-money card. A Korean couple comes up to me and asks if they can help. They use their T-money card to get the locker to work, but after realising that I will need the same T-money card to retrieve my bag, they offer to swop out cards, even though I had very little money on mine. I gave them a little cash to make up the difference, and we all ended up even at the end. It was a really positive experience.

[asylum seeker]

One of my students has become my de facto secretary, everyday she comes into the teacher's room organises my folder and books for the next class and even makes me cups of coffee or tea!

[ciccone_youth]

i was eating alone at a porridge restaurant, and two adjummas told the waitress to bring me more kimchi as they saw me pigging out on it. i thought it was kinda cute.

[PeteJB]

Getting more kimchi is an everyday occurence for me.

[The Grumpy Senator]

Yesterday, I had a guy chase me down thru three busy subway cars to give me back the 2000won that fell out of my pocket when I got up.

During a winter ski trip, I dropped my wallet while changing in the locker room. I later found my wallet at the Lost & Found with all of the 400,000won I had to begin the day.

While sometimes I am not as lucky, I think the odds of recovering lost possessions is pretty good here.

[ChinaBoy]

Walking down the street, an old man spit on me for no reason. Acted like he didn't see me.

[Young FRANKenstein]

How sad is a society when you have to COUNT the times people have been courteous?

[jkelly80]

[Scarlet13]

Someone offered to drive me all the way to Incheon Airport from Changwon because I was worried about my dogs getting on the bus. It is a huge relief after a horrible week.

When I was in Daejeon a few weeks back, they were two woman trying to get their malamute puppy boxed up so that he could go on the bus with them. I helped them, I gave him a dog bone so that he would relax and lay down inside the box. I boarded my bus and a few minutes later the younger woman came on to find me and gave me some juice for my trip.

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[teachergirltoo]

I have to tell you all about this incredible wonderful taxi driver. Tonight when I was walking my dogs in the park I turned around and one was choking. She was in a desperate situation and I tried heimliching her and prying whatever was in there out but to no avail. She was starting to get limp and glazed so I thought my only chance was to make a last ditch effort to get to the vet's office for an emergency procedure. But I was at least a couple miles from the office and knew I wouldn't make it in time. So I picked her up and started running at full speed toward the main road. I had a cocker spaniel on a leash on one hand and a limp chihuahua under one armpit and starting waving frantically at the passing taxis. One fellow pulled over immediately and we threw ourselves in. I pointed at the little one and was yelling "HomePlus doctor!" He took off, and then I started going throw my pcket and realized I left my wallet at home. I told him I was so sorry but I forgot my money and he said "is okay" and started driving like an ambulance weaving through traffic to get us there. It must have been all the tossing around that dislodged whatever it was but a couple blocks from the vet I heard a gasp and looked down and she was breathing again. But I will always be so thankful to that taxi driver because what he did was so so kind.

[sojourner1]

Dam, that's the most disgusting picture I ever looked at. I'm about to puke.

[Young FRANKenstein]

[Ut videam]

[jkelly80]