So, I’m crossing a side street near the U.S. Embassy today and I hear a whistle fervently blowing. Turns out it was a Korean cop getting on me for jaywalking. Who even knew they had whistles? I mean, all these years I’ve been dodging motorbikes on the sidewalks of Seoul and nary a tweet from the local constabulary.
So, selective enforcement or racism? Or both?
Just smile, play dumb, and nod your head a lot. They might let you go, as they did me when I was pulled aside for jaywalking in 1990s. The officer in question was younger than I was, and he started smiling because of my goofy smile.
Yes, I wasn’t angry at all, just surprised. Anyway, I just shrug and say mulieo and that seems to do the trick…