‘You are kind and gentle’: TikToker helping an elderly Asian woman cross the street warms hearts

A TikTok comedian recently went viral for helping an elderly Asian woman cross the street.

“You are kind and gentle”: A TikTok user who goes by the handle curtiss_strauss safely escorted an elderly woman to a train station by the Northwestern University campus in Illinois.

Strauss took a video of his encounter with the woman and uploaded it to his TikTok account on Dec. 15 with the caption, “This felt like a movie.”

“I saw this lady trying to cross the street by herself in Chicago so I helped her,” he wrote over a selfie of himself and the woman, who says she is “over 90 [years old].”
During their conversation, the woman looks directly into the camera to offer Strauss advice: “Don’t waste your time.” Later, she asks for a picture with him and says, “I love you for obvious reasons. You are kind and gentle.”
Strauss thanked her and wrote over his TikTok video, “I am so thankful for this interaction.”
The TikTok ended after Strauss holds the door to the station open for her, over which he wrote, “She made it to the train safe ❤️.”

Reactions: The now-viral video, which has received nearly 1 million views as of this writing, has prompted positive comments from viewers, especially throughout the Asian community.

The TikTok’s pinned comment, which has nearly 12,000 likes, reads: “Thank you. My mother is just like her and I’m afraid she’ll be attacked or hurt when she’s out.”
“On behalf of the Asian community, thank you for helping her and making sure she is safe. It is a scary time for our elders so this means a lot,” one user commented.
“At a time when Asian elderlies are getting violently assaulted in public, this is the kind of content that gives me hope again,” another user said.
“I’m literally in tears at 7 am just thinking about how this could be my grandma. Your kindness is warming my heart this morning,” one comment read.

Featured Images via curtiss_strauss

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