The collection of waste cardboard boxes is a sight usually associated with an older Korean generation who finds it hard for ends to meet – receiving a minimal monetary reward in exchange of their collected waste.
Recently though, a heart warming story of a middle-school girl collecting scrap paper and boxes has been trending on HumorUniv. The stills are from an SBS human interest story called “Yoon-mi’s Winter Tale,” which gave an insight into Yoon-mi’s life, from her ill grandmother to her unique way of supporting her family.
Aside from the expected name calling, netizens reacted positively were moved by her home life and enlivened by her spirit.
From HumorUniv:
Discovery: A cart loaded with waste paper!
16 year-old Yoon-mi’s winter tale.
Litter collecting middle-school girl Kim Yoon-mi (16): It’s not too hard. Unless there’s a lot to do.
Because my grandmother is so ill, I get so uneasy if I stay at home.
(Asks producers) Do you know any celebrities?
(Producers) Erm.. There’s Park Mi-sun… Lim Sung-hoon Pak So-hyeon. The celebrities our production team knew.
I’d like to just hang around and play, but because of my grandmother’s illness I must help.
Just drink, I beg you…
Among ourselves (Yoon-mi and her sister) we usually only cook one pack of ramyeon
Kim Yoon-ji, her 18 year-old sister: Collecting boxes makes my hands feel cold, that’s probably why I was given these gloves.
Yoon-mi: Mirror princess!
A classmate: Mum says I should be half as good as Yoon-mi…
I’m quite busy today, so I plan to work quickly…
It’s my first time, but I’ll give it a go
I’ve never lived separately with my grandmother so I really want see as much of her as I can.
Comments from HumorUniv:
경비교도대:
Beautiful
민국엄마:
I’m the national sexy mother symbol of Korea.
넌누구십니까:
The guardian of peace, defender of justice, the reserve military security protecting the school grounds ~! Every time I make the first comment, it picks up my mood! Haha! [user was presumably the first commenter]
들어가서공부해:
(in response to 민국엄마) 민국엄마님 you must be new here, posting such crap on this website is an open invitation for a ‘down-vote’.
진격연:
Ah, an angel from heaven….
이틀에한번씩:
Personally, I’d really like to say something naughty and provocative about this article, but I’ll refrain myself.
매력출출녀:
Volunteers, rise up! Go and help her!
까리하나:
You guys must marry good girls like her.
지랄발기:
(In response to 까리하나) Yeah, brother!
얼룩호랭이:
(In response to 까리하나) Yeah, stepdad!
지랄발기:
(In response to 얼룩호랭이) Yeah, Sister!
얼룩호랭이:
(In response to 지랄발기) Yeah, Grandad!
뽕딸구:
(In response to 까리하나, 지랄발기 and 얼룩호랭이) Have you thought of marriage from the girl’s point of view? People seeing this kind of girl and saying she should marry to one of HumorUniv members seem so cruel ㅠㅠ.
황장군이다:
Yeah, brother.
좋은개새끼:
Ne [ne means ‘yes’ in Korean] ne, chicken! [Ne-ne chicken is a Korean chicken franchise]
그랴노플:
Yes?
지2랄마:
Unacceptable!
유니크닉:
It’s so cold her cheeks have reddened… I feel proud of her and sorry for her; there’re millions of feelings and thoughts criss-crossing in my heart.
Netixn:
If I say ‘I would rather date a girl like her than one of those boseuls, even though it’s not going to be easy,’ then do I get arrested under the Child and Youth Protection Act?
