A taxi driver worried that a passenger asking to go to Mapo Bridge late at night might make an extreme choice and said, "Today, I will not charge a fare and will take you home," drawing attention.
A video titled "A taxi driver deep in thought with a passenger heading to Mapo Bridge" has been spreading recently on YouTube and online communities. In the video, the taxi driver, who picked up a passenger going to Mapo Bridge, musters the courage during the ride to suggest that the passenger go home instead of to Mapo Bridge. When the puzzled passenger asks why, the driver says, "Didn't you say you were going to Mapo Bridge?" The passenger replies, "Oh, I meant to go to a bar nearby. I guess the address was entered wrong."
At this, the driver lets out a relieved laugh, saying, "Oh my, the destination showed up as Mapo Bridge for me, so I wondered," and the passenger explains, "I wasn't thinking that way." The driver says, "Oh my, that's a relief. I was worried the whole time I was driving," repeatedly adding, "Oh, what a relief."
The video, which was first posted on social networking services (SNS) 4th, has been spreading again recently and moving internet users. Internet users reacted by saying, "It's touching. The taxi driver is an angel," "Why do my eyes well up like this," and "Korea is being kept alive by warmhearted people like this."