“My wallet was stolen from my classroom today.”
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
“You check? Drawer, bag, desk?”
“Yeah.”
“How much money?”
“About eighty thousand won and everything else: bank, visa, driver’s license, ARC cards.”
“Do you know who is taking it?”
“I had a witness. She said it was a tall boy with glasses and black hair.”
“Oh, you don’t teach any tall boys.”
“We have plenty of tall boys.”
“I don’t think you can get it back.”
“But it was between 4pm and 6pm, in my classroom, today. Can’t you ring the parents of the students who were here then?”
“I don’t think it was hagwon’s student. Maybe student’s friend. You should not bring money to the school.”
“Well, could you send out a letter to the parents or something?”
“No, we can’t do that. You shouldn’t bring your wallet to school.”
“Uh – either way, I need a new alien registration card. Do you know if Immigration is open this weekend?”
“Oh, you don’t need to go there. They come to City Hall on the first and third Friday of every month.”
“Well -
“…or, it could be the second and fourth Friday of every month.”
“Uh – “
“And it could be every Saturday, not Friday. But they come to City Hall.”
“Oh. Could you find out for me? Call them?”
“Sure, sure. I call them today. Now I’m very busy. I have to go. Don’t bring money to school again. You have class time now. Ji-won’s mother called. Ji-won has no homework every day. Why is this?”
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how frustrating!!! wow. talk about ambiguity. i’m so sorry you went through this…
Comment by canvaschild 18 June, 2007 @ 9:09 amSounds like my life.
Comment by stevo 24 July, 2007 @ 11:48 pm