Korean office lunch debate goes from doenjang jjigae to "let's take this outside" in 12 lines 🥲

'Something that pulls you in' is how I describe what I want to eat at 2am. The answer is always tteokbokki and it's always salty. Good luck to the 대리

The sundae gukbap guy decoding it is the real hero. Not salty in his head, maybe. Salty in reality, very

Every Korean office has this conversation at 11:50. It usually ends with 'just whatever you want' and then the boss complains about the place. This one just skipped to the end

The 무한상사 comment is perfect, this reads exactly like an Infinite Challenge script

the slap on the desk i'm screaming. over LUNCH

Correct answer is jjimdak. Sweet, savory, pulls you in. I rest my case

This is how every PC bang group decides dinner too, minus the desk slap. Usually

vocab: 과장 (gwajang) = manager, 대리 (daeri) = assistant manager. Now I know who to blame

did anyone post the ending? who won??

My answer: "whatever you want, sir" and then I cry quietly in the bathroom

The assistant manager should've just answered "the exit". That's a menu item that pulls you in

Japanese offices just bring bento so nobody has to decide. Maybe that's the secret

I would've said bibimbap and we'd be fighting about the gochujang instead

rejecting six options and then saying "you have no sense" is my mom choosing a restaurant

"You talking back?" "So what if I am" is going straight into my reaction folder

As someone who posts recipes: "something that pulls you in" is the hardest request I've ever heard. I'd also slap the desk

I asked my wife what pulls her in and she said "a nap". Not on the menu either

In my office whoever makes you pick usually pays. After a desk slap I'm not sure anyone's paying

who has to pay in this situation though? the one who picked?

Two adults ready to throw hands over doenjang jjigae. Shonen arc unlocked

This reads like a 무한상사 episode for real. All it needs is a dramatic zoom on the desk slap

Honestly the correct answer is "pork gukbap, I'm from Busan" and walk away before anyone argues

Lunch selection is the hardest boss in Korean office life. No save points

This is a derby match. Doenjang FC vs Kimchi United, and the ref sends both off

Is this a real office story or one of those posts that's 80% made up for laughs? Either way funny

Rejected doenjang, kimchi jjigae, baekban, noodles, donkatsu and burgers. At some point the problem isn't the menu

I'd have said "whatever pulls YOU in" and gotten fired. Worth it

"You talking back?" is going to be my new reply to every group chat dinner poll

lol true, 11:50 is the most dangerous time in any office

In Lagos the answer is jollof and nobody argues. Well, they argue about whose jollof

They didn't fight over lunch. It was a souped-up disagreement

Vocab: 센스 (senseu) from English "sense" means good taste or knowing what people want. "You have zero sense" is a classic office insult

This is basically a two-act play. Act one is polite menu suggestions, act two is "come outside." Infinite Challenge did build its whole fake office around exactly this

I'd answer "something that pulls you in" with tteokbokki and get yelled at for salt. There's no winning

The assistant manager tried so hard though! Six options, all reasonable. Justice for him

Grabs popcorn. Twelve lines and somehow it escalated faster than any K-drama I've watched this year

"You talking back?" "So what if I am" sounds like the hook of a song I'd stream

Correct answer for "pulls you in": the place with the long line at 11:30. You don't argue with a queue

I'm crying at the desk slap. Over doenjang jjigae of all things

Reading this I can hear the Infinite Challenge office background music. Every line is ready for a caption

Me answering 'whatever you like' and then secretly googling 'menus that pull you in'

Lunch debate: a stew-dy in workplace conflict

Random fact: 무한상사 was the recurring office sitcom sketch on Infinite Challenge, so Korean readers picture the cast doing this exact fight