A nurse complimented her cicada brooch

A clinic nurse admired an accessory on her bag; five seconds later she realized it was alive.

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Went to the clinic the other day and a nurse looked at my bag and went 'unique taste you've got^^ is that a cicada brooch?' I thought about it for a good 5 seconds and no matter how hard I tried I had no memory of pinning on a cicada brooch, so I concluded: this is a real cicada. I froze up and said '...I think it might be a real cicada..' and every nurse ran away저번에 병원갔는데 간호사님이 내 가방보고 취향 특이하시네요^^ 매미 모양 브로치에요? 이래서 한 5초 고민하다가 내가 아무리 생각해도 매미 브로치를 단 기억이 없어서 이건 진짜 매미다라는 결론이 났다. 그래서 굳어가지구 '아마.. 진짜 매미인것같아요..' 라고 하니까 간호사분들 다 도망가셨다

Screenshot circulating on Korean communities · original poster unknown
💡 Why did it take five seconds?
She had to rule out owning a cicada brooch before concluding it was real. The nurses' compliment turned into a group evacuation.vs. the US: complimenting a pin that then blinks at you.Klore note
💡 How does a bug pass as jewelry?
Korean summer cicadas are chunky, palm-sized, and famous for gripping clothes and bags without moving. A motionless one really does read as a brooch.vs. the US: like a cicada-brood year, but every single summer.Klore note
Korean community post, image 2: The "brooch." A real cicada, sitting on her jacket.
English translation
The "brooch." A real cicada, sitting on her jacket.

(사진: 하늘색 재킷 가슴에 붙어 있는 진짜 매미)

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