CCTV Footage Of Korean Kids At An Unmanned Café Shocks Netizens
Recently, CCTV footage of what two kids did at an unmanned café has been shared on an online community, moving netizens’ hearts.
On November 5, a post titled “I Respect the Parents Of These Kids!” was posted on an online community for self-employed people. The post’s author was the owner of an unmanned café in Korea. Unmanned cafés are cafés with no employees that are usually open 24 hours. With no employees, the customer pays using machines and makes the drinks themselves.
In the post, the café owner revealed that they were moved when they checked their café’s CCTV. Although they come across a mix of good and bad customers, the two students who came into the café that day stood out to them.
Running an unmanned café, I encounter a variety of customers. I receive both wounds and energy. Today, with the rain and few customers, I was concerned about the umbrella somebody left behind so I was watching the CCTV. But to my surprise, two kids who stopped by to drink water greeted me like this.
— Café owner
The café owner then shared a screenshot of what she saw on the CCTV. In the photo, two male students in the unmanned café politely joined their hands and bowed their heads toward the CCTV camera, expressing gratitude. The student in the gray shirt who held the door bowed first, and the other student did the same.
The café owner has been operating the café for three years and shared that they had never seen anyone do this before. This incident caused the owner to look back on their biases that formed from previous customers who were not as well-mannered.
This is the first time I’ve seen someone greet so politely. In reality, customers casually take water, wet wipes, straws, etc. and think nothing of it. Even if I’m in there cleaning, they just come in, take wet wipes, and wipe their shoes. So, I had a strong bias against young people these days. But seeing this, I reflected on my narrow-minded thinking.
— Café owner
The two kids’ behaviors moved the owner so much that they praised the parents who raised them.
It was so heartwarming… I couldn’t stop saying, ‘Whose kids are these? They were raised so well.’ Business was a failure today, but I feel so good because of these kids.
— Café owner
They concluded the post by thanking the kind kids and wishing them the best of luck in their endeavors.
Kids, I wish for all the luck to accompany you in all aspects of your lives.
— Café owner
Netizens who saw the post responded with comments like, “Please grow up just as you are,” “Oh my, they’re so kind,” “Wow, what good kids, I can’t help but smile, and my heart is warm,” and “I had a difficult day, but seeing these kids in this post made my heart melt a bit.”
