The below article actually doesn’t surprise me considering how I have accidentally dropped money before and had people return it to me on the street. It is good to see how honest people can be even when it involves thousands of dollars of money:
Korean news sources have reported that a woman dumped W22 million cash (US$19, 030) in Seoul Square and not one single person stopped to pick any of it up.
According to reports, the stunt was largely ignored with no one stopping to collect any of the hundreds of bank notes that littered the area. Instead, many simply gave the scene a passing glance or stopped to take photos – but none of the free cash. [10Mag]
@Tagum City Tim, I doubt many people in Korea even know of such a law. I think people are just culturally not as inclined to just go grab someone’s cash lying on the sidewalk. Especially with the woman right there dumping the cash. If I walked upon such a scene I would think the woman was having a mental breakdown and notified the police which is what appeared is what happened.
If only NYC was more like that…
Also, as it states in the article, picking up unattended cash in South Korea is a crime which probably explains why the cash was not touched.
I wish not obeying traffic laws here were a crime. Oh wait….! lol.
@Tagum City Tim, I doubt many people in Korea even know of such a law. I think people are just culturally not as inclined to just go grab someone’s cash lying on the sidewalk. Especially with the woman right there dumping the cash. If I walked upon such a scene I would think the woman was having a mental breakdown and notified the police which is what appeared is what happened.