When you're in a building that hosts students, you can expect a few things to be true about the public restrooms: (1) there will be ripped bits and clumps of toilet paper strewn all over the floor, in the cubicles, and in the toilets themselves; (2) the same will likely be true for feces; (3) the sinks will be dirty; and (4) there will be graffiti. As you see below, some enterprising fellow wrote, "개새끼/gaesaekki," i.e., "son of a bitch," next to the line reading, "Mido General Shopping Complex, Managing Director." Stick it to the man, right? (The rest of the sign simply warns people not to throw their toilet tissue in the toilet; instead, throw it into the garbage can next to the toilet if you feel at all sorry for the cleaning lady. Personally, I find throwing used toilet tissue into a wastebasket to be disgusting, even after all these years, but older buildings in Seoul often have problems when their pipes become clogged with toilet tissue. This doesn't seem to be as true in newer buildings.)
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| 개/gae = dog; 새끼/saekki = offspring—so a 개새끼/gaesaekki is literally a dog's offspring, i.e., a puppy |
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