It seemed that elder girl was skilled in this game for she was always the winner. You could imagine the two loser's wristes soon turn red especially the young boy's though he always plead for mercy. Maybe the two losers can't stand the punishment again or felt boring, after a while they changed their measure of punishment: the winner could request two losers to act what he/she wanted.Then more fun showed on the stage. **********************As usual, the elder girl won again. Unexpected, she let the young boy carried a girl of them and ran in the crowded lane of our carriage back and forth! Astonished boy had no alternative but to obey. After knowing the weights of two girls including that short girl of them, he invited the other girl a bit lighter. To my surprise, the girl who he requested had not deny anyway, and compared to her, the boy was so shy.
As I see it, Koreans are always like that, juniors should respect and obey seniors. They could follow the rule as well as Japanese. So we could understand why the poor young boy obeyed the elder girls to do that though he was not so willing to. I heard that three years will be an important line for them to judge how to treat a peason, for example, those who are elder than you more than three years, you should treat them with cap in hand. That is Korean, quite different with our Chinese in this field. Except show interest in that, no more comment.
All the passengers were looking at the two young fellows surprisedly as they passed by. Between the two gates of our carriage, lovely boy didn't save even one step! When they ran to us, the short girl took a photo for them. You could imagine what we were like at that time. Laughing, that was what I could do at the moment. I shared the happiness with them. Frankly speaking, and I always think, if I went out with my friends, besides just playing cards what others we would do. They didn't care about others' thinking and had really a good time during the boring train time. And in fact, no one thought muck about them indeed. Maybe the one being punished was a little embarrassed at first, but what left to them must be a good and happy memeory, which just is like what they have left to me.
Games continued. Maybe the cards they played needed some tricks, for the elder girl seldom lost the game. I only remember she was punished once to sing a song. It was maybe a popular song in Korea, as she sang, they joined together and applauded at the end. Yes, with them, I enjoy the joy too. I also remember that the young boy once danced while the short girl sang a song for they lost the game again. The boy stood in the lane, danced awkwardly and of course was took photo again. They really are a group of happy young men with more ardour than us.
Time passed so quickly and sleeping like a flu. influenced most of the passangers. Here was a bit quieter than just now and drowsy people started to save their energy except, except that six Africans. Don't forget their existence! They were there, enjoying theirselves and sometimes bursted out laughing. Their laughing and loud speaking seemed to show that it was not too late. And I assumed they maybe just arrived in China from Africa and so they hadn't adapted to the time difference. I believe many of us till now believe that the Africans are more energetic than us for their behavior and I also remembered at the next day morning what my father said after he waked up and found the Africans were still sleeping: oh, they indeed also need sleeping TOO.
Compared to Africans, Koreans were much similar to us in this field. They were tending to have a rest too. But their intimate and friendly relation was beyond my imagination. In China, here seems no matter how good opposite sex friends they are will keep a distance with each other; and I'm heard in the West, no matter how good friends they are will keep a distance, especially of the same nature. But they were so closed, just like...brothers and sisters. Yes, they were! They leaned on each other and tenderly put other's legs on their own bosoms or some vacant room of the seat to make others comfortable.
That is why I say 'friendly Koreans' in the title. Koreans respect the elders and their elders take good care of the youngers too. As I heard, once a yong korean girl was insulted by three men in China, then a Korean boy, her elder fellow student, fought alone against that three guys without hesitation.
I want to especially mention a girl, who once was carried by that young boy. she almost hadn't sleep all night I think. And as a matter of fact, she is quite beautiful and even more pretty than most of those TV stars. However more tender a girl she is. She hugged the short girl in her bosom when she herself had to sat there back on the backrest It was hard for her to fall in sleep in that way but she did that almost all night quietly! That is tender Korean girls I think.
My story now is nearing the end. These are all happened on the trains I took. And till now, I have a vivid memory of them. What a pity I forgot to ask how to keep touch with these Koreans before the train stopped and I think they are back to their university now. Of course they had a good trip and I wish them always happy, which was what I want to send to you too, my friend.
Thanks again for your kind reading my such a long-winded story. And I will be so glad to exchange with you about any interesting topic you get from my story.
