So I am going to work this morning. As I walk down the stairs of my apartment building, I see a little boy who lives in the same building standing just outside the front door. He has his pants pulled down to his knees. An impressive arch of urine is emanating from his little “pepper” and splashing unto the cement landing between the building and the street.
Standing about a meter from him is his sister. She is chastising him mightily for his uncouthness.
Just then they see me coming out. The boy says “annyeonghaseyo” and bows as deeply as he can without pissing on himself. The girl is mortified into momentary silence.
As I walk around the scene and continue on my way, the girl launches into a new and more vigorous round of chastisement.
It was my second pepper sighting of the season.
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Public urination is a popular sport for all ages in Korea. It’s really unpleasant when you’re walking down a busy street in the middle of the afternoon and some guy is leaning on a wall whizzing away…which I’ve unfortunately seen many times. However it seems like people are spitting less, or I’m just growing oblivious to it.
For the record, I think the whole scene was pretty cute.
Cute when they’re toddlers maybe….
you’re growing used to it, michael…
JJ, it’s true…I also see the vomit piles and just think “street pizza” and walk on….
At least the little boy had the manner to great the Yangban appropriately, even under his unfortunate circumstances.
At least piss and vomit are biodegradable, even if they do stink. It’s the litterbugs at home and abroad who disgust me.
Ahem, I meant “greet”.
You should have given flicked him on an exposed buttcheek with a wry smile and a “ya ee jjjjyashik ah”. That’s what a friendly neighborhood Korean ajussi would have done.
Actually, a dongnae ajussi would probably have patted his privates and told him what a nice set of bu-ral he had.
Lol random guy. I was reserving those for the dongnae halabuhji’s.