I was walking by the parking area in 성수동 and saw this sign.
It says 주의!!! 차 트렁크 문 여실 때 조심히 열어 주세요.
(it says 열여 주세요 on the sign but I think that's a typo. It should be 열어 주세요)
Can you guess what this sign means in Korean?
and why someone had to hang this sign on the stair railing?
So, let's break it down word by word
주의!: caution!
차: car
트렁크: trunk
문: door
여실 때: when you open - this is a very polite form of 열 때
조심히: carefully
열어 주세요: please open
All together the sign means "Caution!!! when you open your car trunk please open it carefully." in Korean.
The sign was somewhat puzzling first time, but soon I realized that
many people must have scratched or made damage to their cars
when they open or close their trunks.
Why? because due to limited parking area people tend to park their car very close to the stair,
and when they open the car trunk
there is a great chance that the part of trunk would hit the stair or the railing.
and many people complained about it and this sign with a typo is the result!
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