He stomped one end of the tree grate. A stranger was standing on the other end.

A bus-stop steel plate turned out to be a seesaw, with a phone-scrolling stranger on the far end.

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● Some K-contextDaily lifeMemeHow much Korea-context this story assumes. English translations and context by Klore.
Korean community post, image 1: Today I knocked over a total stranger.
English translation
Today I knocked over a total stranger. Too hard to explain in words, so I drew it. You know those steel plates under street trees?

나 오늘 존나 모르는 사람 넘어뜨림. 이거 진짜 글로는 설명이 너무 어려울 거 같아서 그림까지 그려왔다. 아까 친구랑 놀다가 집에 오는 길에 버스 기다리는 곳에서 있었던 일임. 위에 그림처럼 가로수 아래에 깔아놓는 맨홀 재질의 철판 있잖아

Korean community post, image 2: A small-built older guy stood on one side, staring at his phone.
English translation
A small-built older guy stood on one side, staring at his phone. And of fucking course there was a rock wedged under the plate.

거기 한쪽에 왜소한 아재가 한 명 폰보고 서있었는데 이게 시발 하필 철판 아래에 돌부리가 있었나봄

Korean community post, image 3: From the side it looked like this.
English translation
From the side it looked like this. And I, earbuds in, vibing hard as hell, stomped right on the arrow.

아마 옆에서 보면 이런 느낌이었을거임. 근데 내가 이어폰꼽고 노래 들으면서 존나 흥겹게 저기 화살표 딱 밟았거든?

Korean community post, image 4: Holy shit — uncle: LAUNCHED.
English translation
Holy shit — uncle: LAUNCHED. A whole human went boing through the air.

시발 아재 발사;;; ㄹㅇ 사람이 띠용하고 날아감

💡 Why is "아재 발사" so funny in Korean?
아재 is slang for a middle-aged uncle-type guy, and 발사 is the word used for launching rockets and missiles.vs. the US: like captioning it "random dad: LIFTOFF."Klore note
Korean community post, image 5: He lay there making that face, silently locking eyes with me for 5 seconds.
English translation
He lay there making that face, silently locking eyes with me for 5 seconds. I yelled sorry and fled onto whatever bus came.

바닥에 쓰러져서 5초간 진짜 말 없이 저표정으로 눈마주쳤는데 죄송합니다 외치고 도망치듯 오는 버스 아무거나 잡고 탔다 ㅠㅠ

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