He texted his professor at 7am. By evening, still no reply — so he reread what he'd sent.

A student's polite text to his professor was off by exactly one syllable.

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Anonymous · 20:21

Ah fuck, I texted my professor this morning and there was still no reply, so I went and looked아 시발 아침에 교수님한테 문자 보냈는데 아직까지 답이 없길래 봤더니

I wrote 'Jesus'... and I heard he's a devout Buddhist, fuck lmaooooooo AAAH I've lost it예수님이라고 썼네...독실한 불교신자라고 들었는데 ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ아악 미쳤나봐

[Text · Monday, October 9, 2017, 7:17 AM] Hello Jesus! This is ○○○ from the ○○ department, class of ○○. See you tomorrow at 3 as rescheduled^^[문자 · 2017년 10월 9일 월요일 오전 7:17] 예수님 안녕하세요! ○○학과 ○○학번 ○○○입니다 내일 변경된대로 3시에 뵙겠습니다^^

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💡 How do you accidentally text "Jesus"?
Professor is 교수님 (gyosu-nim), Jesus is 예수님 (yesu-nim) — one syllable apart, both standard respectful address. One slipped key turns a scheduling text into a prayer.vs. English: writing "Dear Lord" instead of "Dear Lloyd" — to your boss.Klore note
💡 Why does "devout Buddhist" make it worse?
Korea splits between Buddhists, Protestants, Catholics and the non-religious, and the divide is live teasing material. Greeting a Buddhist professor with "Hello Jesus" reads like a bit, not a typo.vs. the US: opening an email to your rabbi with "Merry Christmas!"Klore note

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