Grandmother Asking for Taxi Fare Saying "My Grandchild Got Hurt," Again Found Elsewhere the Next Day

"Grandmother Demanded Money Claiming 'Grandchild Got Hurt'... It Was a Lie"

A story has sparked controversy after it was revealed that a grandmother’s request for taxi fare, claiming she urgently needed to take her injured grandchild to the hospital, was actually a lie.

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On the 16th, a post titled "What happened at the hair salon last Saturday" was uploaded to an online community, drawing significant attention. The author, A, began by saying, "This happened on the 13th while dyeing severe gray hair at a hair salon run by a close younger sibling."

A explained, "While dyeing hair, a woman in her 70s came into the salon and said, 'I live with my grandchild, and I just got a call that the grandchild got hurt and is at the hospital. To proceed with surgery, I need to sign a guardian consent form, so I have to rush to the hospital, but I don’t have taxi fare. Could you lend me 10,000 won?' She also said she would definitely come back to repay the money around 4 p.m."

She continued, "It was just the younger sibling and me in the salon, and my sibling gave me a look indicating we shouldn’t give her money. But I thought if it was true, it would be a heartbreaking situation, so I handed her a 10,000 won bill. I also thought there was no way the elderly woman would lie about her grandchild being sick, but I tend to be soft-hearted toward elderly people."

However, contrary to A’s expectations, the grandmother returned again, claiming her grandchild was sick. A said, "I talked with my sibling this morning, and she said the grandmother came back with the same story. So my sibling harshly kicked her out," adding, "It’s bitter, but I think I would fall for it again if I see elderly people like that. Even if just in case it’s true, I would give money."

Netizens who read the story responded with comments such as, "You did the right thing. I would have given 10,000 won thinking I lost it anyway," "Think of it as a good deed and forget about it," "Don’t dwell on past events," and "She might as well have sold gum."

Netizen B, who commented that they had a similar experience, said, "I was having a drink at a pub when a grandmother came in holding bracken, bellflower root, and taro stems, asking me to buy just those." B added, "When I asked how much, she said 15,000 won, so I gave her 20,000 won, but she didn’t give me change and just left. Honestly, those vegetables were useless to me, but I bought them hoping she would get home sooner." B continued, "The next day, I told a junior colleague, who said she was the landlady of the building where they live. She was famous in that neighborhood, but I was the only one who didn’t know."

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