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Ilsanman · Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Location: Bucheon, Korea

The other day i was at a subway station, and I was approaching the turnstiles. I pulled out my wallet and 2x 500 won went flying out. I specifically remember having exactly that many coins in my pocket.

Some old lady was standing there so she bent down to pick one up. I picked up the other one. Then she turned around and said 'Give it to me', in less than polite words. I said 'that's mine, give it to me', but she responded with 'No, it's mine. Give it to me.' I said 'I had 2 coins in my pocket', and showed her my empty pocket. She insisted it was hers. I called her a few choice words and walked away.

1 of 2 things:

1. She is so poor, she needs to steal 500 won off of a foreigner. or..

2. She is too stubborn and blind to see she was wrong.

More than likely, #2

whatever · Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Location: Korea: More fun than jail.

Why didn't you just punch her in the face?

poet13 · Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject:

Punch her in the face? That's harsh dude.

How about break her fingers and set her on fire? Watching her put out the flames has got to be worth a laugh...

Slap OUCH! Slap OUCH! Slap OUCH!

Ilsanman · Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Location: Bucheon, Korea

Well a better idea would have ben to take her picture with my cell phone and put her on the 'net as 'coin thief'.

If I wanted the money so badly, I could have grabbed it out of her hand by force, but how does that look to bystanders? A bully violent foreigner who smokes pot and uses fake degrees as rolling paper assaults poor innocent Korean grandmother.

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

She whips out her cell phone calls the cops and you're arrested for stealing from an old lady and you're sharing a cell with the Metropolitician.

itaewonguy · Joined: 25 Mar 2003

ohh well, she probably needed it more than you dude..

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

Old women in this country are almost as untouchable by the law as chaebol CEOs.

Ilsanman · Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Location: Bucheon, Korea

I just had a child. I need it!!

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

OP, you gave her the coin?

Ha ha ha ha ha

Underwaterbob · Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Location: In Cognito

Some kind of finders keepers law we're not aware of maybe?

Or more likely unspoken that only applies to 아주마s.

newton kabiddles · Joined: 31 Mar 2007

Was this a Korean woman in Korea?

JMO · Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Location: Daegu

Flick the other coin up in the air and give her a look of contempt as she scurries after it.