I've been coughing and sneezing for a few days... my colleagues convinced me to go to a hospital nearby, to get a shot. Of course, it wasn't going to be in my arm. It was going to be in the butt- ocks . The nurse on duty was more embarrassed than I was. I'm sure she had a story to tell her friends and family! It started at the front desk when I amazed them by speaking in Korean. Not very good Korean, probably very difficult to understand Korean, but still enough Korean for them to understand that I was catching a cold and needed a shot. Everything I said seemed to amuse everyone in the office. First, we had to determine if I was supposed to take off my pants completely or not. Then, was I supposed to get on the table or not. I was on the table, waiting for the shot. I asked, "아파요?" Meaning, "Will it hurt?" She laughed, saying it would not. I'll assume she was laughing at me for using the present rather than the future tense. Anyway, I reminded her, &
"No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work."--Mother Teresa (attributed)