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Dome Vans · Guest

On Thursdays I work at two schools. Middle school in the morning and Elementary in the afternoon. These schools are in towns of about 500 people, basically in the stix. I have to take a taxi from one school to the other at lunchtime.

There were no taxi's today, so was waiting with a guy who was obviously friends with the taxi drivers. And in broken English told me to wait a moment. After 20 minutes and late for my lesson, the taxi came back and some stupid, drunk prick just got in and waved at me as they drove off. At this point I felt like kicking the taxi door in.

But a minute later the friend of the taxi guys, drove up in his car and said he'd drive me. "You are my friend" He said. So I jumped in and he drove me to my other school (about 15kms) and refused to take money from me when we got there. Told me his name and I shook his hand and thanked him.

Just thought I'd share this, because it made my day. This backs up why I love living in the countryside.

mercury · Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Location: Pusan

some stupid, drunk *beep* just got in and waved at me as they drove off. At this point I felt like kicking the taxi door in.

10 minutes later........

Dome Vans · Guest

haha, well spotted.

I don't think he was being rude but the gesture would be good anywhere for enraging people.

I was late for my lesson so was probably getting more annoyed about that. If I was in no hurry then it'd be no problem that he took the taxi.

But as you pointed out it was the best and the worst together, but I will always look at the good side as opposed to dwelling on the bad. The bad was a split second and the good wiped that out. The better feeling lasts longer.

Don Calliente · Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Location: SEOUL

I got on a bus the other day.

My card only had 200 WOn on it and the only money I had on me were 10,000 Won notes which the driver refused and said he couldn't change one.

I panicked as was running late and a young woman noticing my distress paid my 1,800 won fare for me.

That was really nice.

NicRenee · Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Seoul

Thanks for sharing! I've had a few nice experiences myself.

I was hauling my overfilled Costco bag of groceries home the other day. I was climbing the stairs out of the station (line 6 stations are the WORST) and as I struggled my way up, a nice adjoshi came over and took one of the handles and helped me carry it all the way up, smiled, and walked off.

Also, one of my students' moms saw me waiting at a bus stop one day and she practically forced me into her car and drove me to where I was going, even though she was just arriving home and it was completely out of her way.

Chloe11 · Joined: 23 Jul 2007

The other day I tried going out for dinner by myself near my apartment. This was to be the first time I'd done this since arriving in Korea... prior to this I had always gone out with other people in areas other than my own.

To make a long story short, I ended up in a skeezy bar that didnt' really make much in the way of dinner. Or something. To be honest, at first I thought that they just didn't want to bother with me once they realized how little Korean I knew, but somehow this ended up with the woman who runs the bar leading me down the street by the arm to some kimbap place. She paid for my kimbap, smiled and said some parting words, then left. I was stunned.