This will be quick and then I’ll let you get on with your life, or since this is the internet, downloading pornography.
Many moons ago I saw a Christian death metal band. They were sharing a bill with my brother’s ska band (you gotta love those bizarre lineups that can only come from all ages shows). I tell you this, because today’s ride on the subway was about moronic and annoying as the concept of “Christian death metal.
I boarded the train in 합정 as usually. Normally during my commute to work the trains will be be and several elderly Koreans…possibly a housewife or three. Today for some ungodly reason, the train (or at least three cars of the train) were filled with Korean elementary school kids and their overlords.
These kids were running around in the cars, screaming, swinging from hand rails, fighting each other, and whinning to their overlords. Basically they were behaving like animals. I was not sure if this is seen as appropriate behavior or not, because none of the adults in charge of these kids said a word.
I was not in the best of moods to begin with, and these little bastards were quickly getting on my last nerve. Unlike fans of the Christian death metal band in “the pit”, I couldn’t very well smack a bunch of second graders about on the train. Something needed to be done, and quick.
The train arrived at the next station, and when none of the children moved to get off, I figured I would. So I got off the train and turned around to face the door I had just exited from, awaiting the next train. For some reason the train sat there about a minute. During that time several non-school children passengers noticed what I had done, pointed me out to their cohorts and applauded me.
I waited five minutes for the next train and arrived at work with my sanity in place.
