Language barrier gone wrong

So where's that black guy now? I wonder why the people around didn't do anything to stop him from harassing the couple, well maybe he's too big too handle. Is he an English teacher in Korea? or just an english teacher who happens to be in vacation in Korea?

That was so rude. I think that guy should be punished.

When traveling to a foreign country there can sometimes me a language barrier. I am British and I have experienced that in Bulgaria. It was lovely of the Korean couple on the bus to say "You can sit here". It was awful the African American man thought he heard the racist N-word. It is interesting that this experience was videotaped. I was traveling on a ferry in Sydney, Australia. I sat at the front next to an old lady looking at the view. Two men stood in front of us so the lady tapped one of them with her rolled up newspaper. She rudely asked them to move and they did. So we got our spectacular view back. The lady at the booking office could only say "bed" so I had to book one of those from Bulgaria to Romania for a day journey. It had come overnight from Istanbul.

hello, Really? Ohh my god! Since I cant open the video let me just comment my opinion about this. LOL Seriously, as a stranger you should understand people attitude in one place. Since the old couple(Korean) just want to offer for good but in the end if make them bad. And the worst point here is why he should attacked the couple? I dont think he is a real teacher at all.

that is just crazy, attacking old people. the old couple talked to him in korean, check, but they might have gestured for him to sit as well, since it was obvious that the english teacher wasn't korean. even if the couple didn't, what he did was just wrong.

when people dont speak the same language these things tend to occur. if they spoke the same language none of it would have happened. it is a simple case of misunderstanding.

I learned two things - learn the local language and do not beat an old couple - it's a bad action no matter where you are in the world. I understand that the black guy thought the word was racist but if he was educated enough and cared enough to study Korean (he was in the place, after all), he might not have gotten offended easily. Also, if he really doesn't understand a word, he should have kept in temper in check (it's an old couple and a foreign place) and just read the body language. I cannot see any redeeming factor for him, no matter how hard I try to understand. I won't call names but it's a poor kind of feedback for the hospitality that the old couple gave him.

Wow that is shocking indeed. Who was the English teacher? or rather which of them, I assume it was the African-American, but I don't think English teachers dress like that. That was a really strange incident, I am really hoping for follow up information, about the man after knowing what the couple were actually doing.