The original post about the nurse's dramatic response resonated because Koreans are very familiar with blunt, no-nonsense hospital staff energy — it's a universally relatable moment. The comment section going completely off the rails into a colonoscopy prep survival guide made it even more viral.
So someone posted about asking a nurse if they could get their procedure done quickly — and the nurse hit them with the most unhinged customer service response: *gestures dramatically at the waiting room* "Excuse me, do you not SEE those ten patients waiting over there???" 💀
Like bro. You walked into a clinic, asked to skip the line, and got publicly ratio'd by a nurse in scrubs. The audacity. The humbling. Fr fr this is what happens when you think you're the main character at a hospital.
But the real chaos? The comments went completely off-topic and turned into a full-on survival guide for colonoscopy prep — and honestly it's sending me. Turns out getting a colonoscopy in Korea is NO joke. We're talking a 3-day restricted diet (no sesame seeds, no chili flakes, no kimchi, no seaweed), then the night before you're chugging liters of this bowel-cleansing solution called Cleanview (크린뷰올산) that apparently tastes like off-brand Pocari Sweat, waking up at the crack of dawn to do it AGAIN, and showing up to the hospital already half-dead from dehydration. One person said they literally got dehydration symptoms before they even walked through the door. Another said they found a polyp, got it removed, and the surgery insurance payout made the whole ordeal "totally worth it" — the way Korean internet immediately found the silver lining 😭✨
And then someone in the back quietly pointed out: the nurse could've just said "right this way" instead of the whole dramatic speech. Which... fair. But also the energy was immaculate.
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middle-aged nurse behavior. they WILL make it a whole thing 💀
she could've literally just said 'right this way' and kept it moving. why the TED talk 😭
fasting means NO WATER either btw. not even a sip.
colonoscopy prep is actually feral. I booked it thinking it'd be like a gastroscopy — casual, whatever. bro. 3-day diet, drain your entire intestines the night before, wake up at 4am to do it AGAIN, show up to the hospital already in dehydration mode. fr fr I was cooked before the procedure even started. BUT they found a polyp, removed it, insurance paid out. so... W? 😭✨
every hospital gives you a different schedule but mine handed me this whole color-coded forbidden foods list and I was NOT ready: 3 days before: no kiwi, strawberry, watermelon, grapes, green onion, mushrooms, sesame 2 days before: no multigrain rice, kimchi, seaweed, spinach, bean sprouts 1 day before: plain white rice, broth, castella cake, water, sports drinks only fasting from 4pm. last meal at 3pm. then you're chugging 500ml of Cleanview + 500ml of water multiple times. I was NOT okay 😭
if water was banned they would've told you 'fasting (including water)' — if they just said fasting, water is fine bestie
I did both colonoscopy AND gastroscopy same day. they just gave me a prep drink from a certain time onward and I chugged it. tasted like Pocari Sweat so I was fine lol. the bathroom trips every 20 minutes though... that was the real boss fight
mine tasted like lemon Gatorade and I was up all night running to the bathroom on a timer 😭 the diet prep I didn't even do tbh
people just can't follow instructions fr. you say water is okay and suddenly someone shows up having had an iced latte and a frappuccino 💀
skipping 10 people in line... living the dream 😭