A Korean-American physician says he was greeted mockingly with “Konnichiwa” after a flight by someone he initially assumed was a United employee, then watched as the awkward exchange turned into something more insulting. While this may not be a David Dao incident, it seems like a serious unforced error if this was an employee or contractor and downright bizarre if it was just a random person greeting disembarking passenger.
On Instagram, Park explains that he was deplaning when a man greeting passengers allegedly addressed him with “Konnichiwa,” the Japanese greeting. Park is a Korean-American, and the exchange only became more uncomfortable from there, with the man apparently conflating Korean and Japanese language and culture while a United employee allegedly watched it happen.
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