The wallet story
Sometimes, we have guest authors on our blog, sometimes they are group efforts, and other times no one really wants to take credit for what is written.On Monday, Steph was handed a wallet by one of the trainers at our gym - Vitamin Gym. It belonged to our friend Richard. We figured that Richard left it at the gym and that they thought all us foreigners knew each other (which we do). We thought nothing of it.
The next day, the same trainer ask me (through hand gestures) if I had gotten MY wallet. Guess he thought I was Richard... not a big deal. Later that day, we dropped the wallet off with Richard, only to learn that he had lost the wallet in a Taxi on the weekend...
In the lost wallet was the following note:
Dear Mr. Bergen.
This is KP(Korean Police) substation in Sang-dong, Mokpo.
Yesterday, we recieved a statement about lost wallet from one citizen.
We searched your fitness membership card from your wallet.
Then we called Vitamin Fitness Club and found out that you are that club's member.
We also found out your cell-phone number(010-xxx-xxxx) by asking to that club's client.
We tried to call up many times, but there were no answers.
In our opinions, you maybe lost your cell-phone with wallet together.
So, we drop in your club and kept your wallet to client necessary.
Please, get back your wallet from client safely.And if you any questions, contact us below telephone number.
Korean Police substation in Sang-dong, Mokpo
Another example of Korea's awesome side.
Labels: Mokpo, South Korea
posted by Brent at 1:25 p.m.
3 Comments:
Was all the contents still in it? Money, IDs, credit cards, etc.
Still, not many taxi drivers in Canada (or likely elsewhere) would have taken the wallet to a police station.
That is sooo wicked awesome!
My plane tickets to Malaysia were given to a foreigner who was walking past when the mailman was knocking on my door (no answer, of course, I'm never home...). It's because we DO all know each other!
Good story, and very true that Korea has a good side! Nice pic of Rich by the way! What wonderful photography!
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