EDIT (October 6) The video has been removed from youtube due to terms of violation.
What started the fight? The young girl crossed her legs and got mud on the older woman's pants. The girl apologized, but in an informal way. (In Korea respect for elders is really important and you must use different speech levels for people who are older. Then the fight breaks out.
I personally think that the old woman was out of line. The girl accidentally got mud on the woman's pants. Sure it was wrong for her to speak in an informal way, but that doesn't give the woman the right to torture that girl like that. Getting physical with her wasn't necessary.
Everyone watches, but no one tries to stop the fight. One man says she should stop, but she argues with him also.
The recorded tussle has caused a huge stir among Korean netizens. According to a netizen this woman is constantly bullying younger people to give up their seat for her.
(I understand respecting your elders, being older doesn't give you the right to push younger people around)
The video was filmed on a cell phone. The girl saw the person recording and told them to upload it to youtube. Some netizens are saying that it is an invasion of their privacy.
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Since this incident occurred inside a public mode of transportation, this in no way violates a netizen's sense of "privacy." The persons responsible for the removal of youtube video are most likely trying to protect Korea's global image. What a shame that an older woman demanding "respect" shows none. Shame on her.
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