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However , this was actually the winning move I was aiming for .
If he catches me, he has a chance of winning , and if he just says, 'What
a funny guy ...' and sends me away, that's the end of it .
Fortunately, he was generous .
Perhaps he felt sorry for not being able to control his emotions and brea
king his promise to me earlier ...
When I tried to stand up, he grabbed me and apologized .
“ I was sorry earlier . Interrupting ... And seeing that you keep your ap
pointments exactly , you seem like an honest person . I will give you so
me more time . “ Talk .” did . I had gained a little more time .
Who doesn't know that in times like this, if you relax your mind after rec
eiving some extra time, you could fail ? I spoke quickly .
“ In Korea, cars drive on the left , and in your country, they drive on th
e right . When sawing in Korea, you cut when you pull , but your saw cut
s when you push . When we turn on a light, we have to turn the switch u
p to turn it on , but for you, you have to turn the switch down to turn it o
n ... For us, Gangnam is a wealthy town , but for you , Gangbuk is a weal
thy town .”
10 examples like that .... “ Ha , that’s really interesting .” As I looked
at his eyes ... I felt that he was already starting to take interest in what I
was saying .
I continued talking .
“ That’s why I’m telling you , just as Australia has Australian custo
ms , Korea has Korean customs . A little while ago, when I took out item
s and money from my pockets and asked who they belonged to , it was t
o point out the differences in customs between Australia and Korea . In
Korea, if my children or their mother wants to learn something , I give t
hem money . Whether the money is taken from the right or the left , it is
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definitely my money . And in Korea, a woman's property is different fro
m a man's property ( except when it is absolutely necessary or in the
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case of divorce ) . However, in Australia, a woman's property and a man
's property are distinguished from each other even if the couple is marri