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She went out to buy dumplings and came back with a photo of nothing
Screenshot circulating on Korean communities · original poster unknown · Trended
The gist
A student's dumpling run, documented as a solid white rectangle.

EN ›Came to buy dumplings lmaooo. This is my field of vision — couldn't see a thing while paying, me and the vendor just flailing at each other.
💡 Why is the photo just... white?
Korean winter street stalls steam dumplings in stacked bamboo baskets right on the sidewalk, and when the lid comes off the whole stall vanishes in a cloud. She's holding out cash into pure fog.vs. the US: a hot dog cart that fogs you out like a sauna the moment it opens.
💡 What's 'ㅋㅅㅂ'?
Consonant-only shorthand: ㅋ for laughing plus ㅅㅂ, the muffled initials of a common swear. It's the typed equivalent of laughing and muttering 'oh my god' at once.vs. English: typing 'lmao wtf' but with the vowels knocked out.
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