Why I love my colleague

I use playing cards as a way to encourage conversation with my 1-to-1 students. Tuesday I accidently left a playing card in one of the classrooms at hagwon. One of my students found it and gave it to my colleague.The next day my student told me that she had found my playing card. After class, I asked my colleague if she had my card. She burst out laughing.

"I put the card in the garbage" she spluttered. "I'm so sorry" she gasped.
I stared at here open-mouthed.
"Do you need it?" she asked.
"Yes." I replied. "I need all of my cards. With one missing I can't play with them".
She looked at me sheepishly.
" I could get it back for you..." she suggested. "It's a little dirty but....wait a minute...." she shot out of the office and began to rummage through the rubbish. I ran after her.
"No no! Please, its OK." I said. "It will be dirty, don't worry about it".
"Where can I buy a new pack?" I enquired.
"I don't know, maybe a stationary store?" she considered. "I don't know" was her final conclusion.

Great. So despite cards being popular in Korea, even the Koreans in their own country don't where to buy them.

I am off to stationary store to buy a new pack...