Andong: President Lee Jae Myung reunited Friday with his former elementary school teacher and classmates for lunch to mark Teachers' Day. Lee met his sixth-grade teacher from Samgye Elementary School and several former classmates at a restaurant in the central city of Andong, his hometown.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Lee asked after the former teacher's health, pinned a flower to his shirt, thanked and embraced him. The former classmates shared memories of their school days and talked about their current lives. Lee's former teacher expressed his pleasure in hearing that "Lee is performing well," and encouraged him to keep up the good work.
Lee graduated from the elementary school in Andong before moving to Seongnam, south of Seoul, where he began working in a factory in his early teens and later completed his secondary education outside the formal school system.