A Story of an Elderly Gentleman Who Ordered Food for a Young Couple with Only Debit Cards
"A True Adult, So Cool"…Netizens React Strongly
The story of an elderly gentleman who quietly ordered food after overhearing a young couple struggling without cash on a plane has touched many hearts.
On the 23rd, an online community called BobaeDream posted an article titled "I want to find the gentleman who sat next to us on the plane." The author, Mr. A, who revealed that he traveled to Da Nang, Vietnam with his wife on the 7th, began by saying, "I want to find the gentleman who sat next to us on the departing flight."
At that time, Mr. A and his wife, who boarded the plane, were extremely hungry and tried to order in-flight meals. However, they had exchanged all their money into the local currency and had no Korean won, and only had a debit card, so they could not order food.
Quietly ordered two cans of beer and snacks... later bought other food as well
After a while, the elderly gentleman sitting next to them, having overheard the conversation between the flight attendant and the couple, quietly ordered two cans of beer and some snacks for them, and later also bought other food so the couple wouldn’t be hungry. Mr. A said, "I tried to give him Vietnamese currency, but he firmly refused to accept it," adding, "Thanks to him, we were truly grateful and were able to start our trip with a full heart."
He continued, "We are self-employed, so we wrote down our store name and address for him, but we forgot to write down our contact information," expressing deep regret. "The gentleman said he was on a group trip with friends to celebrate his seventieth birthday. I really want to find him and thank him once again. Because he opened the start of our trip like a flower path, every part of our schedule was happy," he shared.
Netizens who read the story responded warmly with comments such as "A true adult," "Life is worth living because of people like this," "I want to become an adult like that too," "Thank you for the heartwarming story," "This is how money should be spent," "You can tell how he has lived his life," "I’m even more touched," and "I hope he is found."
Meanwhile, debit cards cannot be used for payment on planes because communication is not possible. Credit cards can be used on board because post-authorization allows payment without checking the current balance of the account via communication. However, debit cards require balance verification through communication at the time of payment, so card payments cannot be made on planes.
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