[Korean Culture & Language] Public Safety


Hello, this is Uptempo!

I stated in my previous article that leaving packages in front of doors is completely normal and safe in Korea. They are even encouraged to do so to follow social distance rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

While most Westerners would feel uneasy leaving their belongings unattended in public places, Koreans leave their valuables on the table to save their seats all the time. Fortunately, there are CCTV cameras installed everywhere around the country, so petty theft isn’t a big issue.

The below video went viral because it is about what public safety

It is titled ‘어제 밤 9시반에 지하철에서 본 한국 치안 (Korea’s public safety represented on the subway last night at 9:30pm)’ 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6wZWVHEqvEo?feature=share

It reads:

30대 남자.. 만취상태로 앉아있음
A completely drunk man in his thirties was sitting down.

(그런데 마스크는 끼고 있음)
(while still wearing his mask)

양쪽으로 흔들흔들하다가..넘어지기를 반복..
He continued to wobble side to side and finally collapsed…

가방이 바닥에 떨어짐..
His backpack fell to the floor…

잠시후 손에 쥔 아이폰12도 떨어뜨림..
He also dropped his iPhone 12, which he was holding…

그러자 주변 사람들이.. 가방집어서 핸드폰을 가방에 넣어주고..
Then, people who were standing around him picked up his bag and stuffed his phone into his bag so he doesn’t lose it. 

가방안잃어버리게 어깨에 대각선으로 매줌..
They also put his backpack across his body to keep him from losing it.

이 남자 안일어나고 그대로 자고있음 ㅋ
He continued to sleep in the same position. lol


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