A man’s reaction after being insulted by a street vendor selling noodles in China has sparked a debate online. According to South China Morning Post (SCMP), the incident took place in Shandong province when the unidentified man visited the night market. He told the vendor that 14 yuan ($2 or ₹ 164) for a bowl of instant noodles was too expensive. The vendor tried to explain, but the man asked for ingredients. The noodle seller told him he has used an egg and two vegetable leaves.
High fee for noodles
“How is it possible to sell at 14 yuan each? Too expensive, isn’t it?” SCMP quoted the man as saying.
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The seller waved him off and declined to respond. However, the man persisted in seeking an explanation for the “high” fee.
Then the vendor’s son stood up and yelled at the client. He advised the man, “If you can’t afford it, get out of there.”
The customer was so enraged by this that he demanded to know the cost of each package of noodles and declared he would buy them all.
Thrashed noodle packets
On July 24, in Linyi, Shandong Province, a man questioned that instant noodles at RMB 14 were too expensive, and was ridiculed by the stall owner. If he couldn't afford it, go away.Anger spent 850 RMB to buy it all. #ChinaNews #中国新闻 pic.twitter.com/wyjauIIXma
— 包帝国韭菜馅 (@Colorfu33624983) July 25, 2023
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Then, according to the Chinese site, he paid 850 yuan ($120 or $9,920), shattered the packages on the ground, and made another secret payment.
“The son apologized, but it was for nothing. He asked the man selling the noodles, “Can’t I break the stuff I own?
Chinese social media users reacted to the video
“He reprimanded you, and you gave him 850 yuan as compensation. One user questioned, “Are you OK? Another person said, “It’s a youthful transgression.”
Discussions over the incident were generated by the video on Chinese social media.
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