The Difference Between CHiPs and KHiPs

The acronym thing doesn't really work...

Published on October 31, 2004 By chiprj In Humor

Right after ranting about the Reservist article on OhMyNews!, I saw this funny post. Check out the entire article here - Copping a Plea With a Korean Cop. There are a couple of really funny comparisons between the police officers in the states and in Korea.

If you're not sure whether you want to spend the two minutes clicking away from JU to read this article, maybe this picture will help sway you.

Comments

Phoenixboi

on Oct 31, 2004

Chip...

... just from looking at the pic I would totally crack up if I was stopped by one of those cops..

good one Chip!

chiprj

on Oct 31, 2004

just from looking at the pic I would totally crack up if I was stopped by one of those cops..

HAHAHA! We got stopped one night on the way home from work. We had a shuttle bus/van that took us to and from work. Well, we were in the van that night and driving in the bus lane (which was completely legal) when we got stopped by a Korean police officer. He was just standing between the lanes and flagged us down. We stopped (and blocked quite a few buses lined up behind us). Our driver was a Korean and he got into an argument with the officer over whether we were allowed to use the bus lane or not! No talk of a ticket, just a debate. After failing to convince the cop that we did indeed have special permission to use the bus lane, our driver just cursed him and drove off! I was translating what was being said for my non-linguist buddy and nearly pissed myself at the end! Really funny!

Different Hanja

on Nov 01, 2004

Chip- That was a good one... I have a few stories about Korean cops, also.

1. I was following a certain E-6 back from Yonsei. There were no plates on her car. I asked her where her plates were and she said they were on her coffee table at home, in Anjung-Ri! I watched a cop pull her to the side in the middle of Seoul and let her go because they couldn't communicate!

2. I was driving Gracie (remember that chunk of crap?) back from Suwon. Now, admittedly, what I did WAS wrong, but.... Anyway. I made an illegal left turn from the wrong lane without a green arrow. There was a cop right at the intersection where you get onto 1. He pulled me to the side and claimed that I ran a red light. It was amazing how quickly all of my training left me. I found myself unable to utter a single word of Korea, or to even understand rudimentary phrases! It was bizarre! We argued in broken English. I would have admitted my mistake if he had charged me with what I actually did!

3. On the way to Osan one morning I noticed a car with the front bumper pushing against a telephone pole. I stopped and there was a driver slumped over the wheel. There was a cop up the street a little bit, so I suggested he may want to check on the driver of this vehicle. The engine was running, it was winter, and he wasn't moving. The cop said "Don't worry, he's just drunk." WTF?

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