His 7th-grade brother got dumped and refused the fruit

Heartbroken middle schooler sobs that he won't eat the peeled fruit. Then the crunching starts.

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Anonymous · 2015.09.01

My 7th-grade baby brother got dumped by his girlfriend and is fucking bawling right now중1 막내 여친한테 차이고 지금 ㅈㄴ 나우는중

So a bit ago I peeled some fruit and brought it to him그래서 아까 과일 깎아서 갖다줬다니

and he wailed 'hoo-aaah | hrrrgh-hoo_rrrng' that he wasn't eating it안먹는다고 흐아 | 르으흐으_ㄹ룽

that's how he cried — and now there's crunch-crunch coming from his room, fucking lmao이러고 울었는데 지금 방에서 아삭아삭 소리남 ㅅㅂㅋㅋ

19 replies on the original3 translated replies
  1. Anon

    fuck lmaoooooooooooooo

    ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅌㅌㅌ

  2. Anon

    ahh lmaoooooo

    아ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㄴ

  3. Anon

    lmaooooooooooooooo

    ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅌㅌ

Screenshot circulating on Korean communities · original poster unknown
💡 Why is the crunching the whole joke?
He performed a full-body refusal, then quietly ate every slice behind a closed door. The wail was real; the appetite was realer.vs. the US: sobbing "I'm not hungry," then emptying the cookie plate.Klore note
💡 Why fruit?
A plate of peeled, sliced fruit is the standard Korean household gesture of care. Nobody says "I love you"; someone just shows up with apple wedges.vs. the US: cookies left outside a crying kid's door.Klore note

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