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I have a funny story to share...
Two days ago I was teaching a high level class of eight students. In one of the activities they were supposed to write a couple sentences about each of the following:
1. Earliest memory
2. A favorite place to be by yourself
3. Something you lost
4. A unique travel experience
After they were done writing, I had them share with a partner. I sat next to one guy (let’s call him “Cheol soo”) and overheard him sharing his earliest memory.
Side note: His partner was a male student in his 40s, a fund manager, and notorious for complaining to the Korean staff when he doesn’t get his classes booked when he wants. Let’s call him “Seong min”.
Anyway, Cheol soo’s earliest memory was licking his fingers when he was a young child and remembering that his fingers were salty because he loved Cheetos. Seong Min’s response was “Um okay I guess you really loved Cheetos when you were young...Interesting.”
So after everyone shared all 4 stories with their partners, I had all 8 students pick their best story. And Cheol soo just happened to be the last person to share. And I was thinking to myself “I really hope he doesn’t share the Cheetos story or else it’s going to get awkward.” Sure enough, out of all four stories to share with the class, he picked the finger licking Cheetos story. After he shared, it got quiet. Then I said, “On that note, thank you all for coming and have a good night.
Scott Worden (The L.A./Seoul Guy)
Instagram: l.a.seoulguy
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