"Shame on you!" On October 22, a coffee shop in South Korea drove away China customers who had already ordered coffee on the spot, saying that it would not accept China people. It also posted a note in English at the entrance of the store that it would not entertain China customers. After netizens "killed" the store's comment area, the coffee shop owner responded to the incident and said: Although it's a pity from a human perspective, this is me!
Recently, there was a fuss in a coffee shop in South Korea. The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable it becomes. Originally, the customers had finished ordering coffee, but the store drove them away. The reason was very straightforward-it did not accept China people, and even posted a clear notice in English at the door of the store, almost writing the word "discrimination" on their faces.
What was even more irritating was that netizens all went to the store comment area to express their dissatisfaction after learning about it. As a result, the boss responded particularly hard, saying,"Although it's regrettable from a human perspective, this is me."
This sounds like an emphasis on "personality", but anyone with discerning eyes can see that this simply regards the exclusion of a specific nationality as their "label" and does not feel anything wrong at all.
Speaking of this, the coffee shop in Seoul was still quite famous, early could burn, many Chinese bloggers and tourists on social platforms to help recommend, share, bring it a lot of traffic.
It can be said that it was the attention and check-in of China consumers that helped it accumulate the popularity of Internet celebrities. As a result, it turned around and put up the "No Accepting China People" sign, specifically targeting groups that once brought dividends to it.
This kind of operation simply does not conform to basic business logic. It is like having trouble with your wallet. Nowadays, in order to attract China tourists, many businesses in South Korea take the initiative to learn Chinese and provide Chinese services, for fear of neglecting customers.
The boss of this store, putting good business not to do, not to engage in this "self-exile", rather than doing business, rather than like engaging in meaningless "behavioral art".
In fact, the key problem is that the boss confuses "personal preference" with "the responsibility of opening the door to do business". If you are in your own home, it is personal freedom to whom you like and whom you don't like, but opening a store faces all the public, and the store becomes a place of public service, and you can't put your "personality" above basic respect and business principles.
With nationality to divide customers, in essence is discrimination, what is the "this is me" personality expression? it is not surprising that some people say that in this case, it can be completely legal means of defense, can not let the shopkeeper a word "I am happy" to put the responsibility clean.
This has also broken up in the domestic internet, and everyone has a lot of ideas. The most direct is anger, many people feel that the store is too excessive, specifically rushing to the commentary area to criticize this discriminatory behavior.
Some people think that the easiest way is to "vote with the feet", and never go to this store again, and even feel that it is not necessary to go to South Korea to consume, so as not to "self-humiliate" and bind personal consumption choices and national emotions together.
There are also people who feel that it is not possible to stay only on the emotions, the core is that the legitimate rights and interests of consumers have been violated, and should be requested by the store to apologize and compensate, which is a more rational defense of rights.
There are still some voices worth thinking, some will reflect, if something similar happens in the country, will we have a "double standard"? will we equally firmly oppose, or will subconsciously find other reasons?
These different discussions have long gone beyond the matter of “a coffee shop discriminating customers” itself, but have begun to think about the dignity of consumption, how to deal with discrimination, how individual choices and group emotions should balance these more complex issues.
Starting a business, respecting customers is the most basic bottom line, nationality should never be the reason to exclude others. The boss calls "this is me", but packages selfishness and prejudice into personality, and ultimately only breaks their own sign.
Recently, there was a fuss in a coffee shop in South Korea. The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable it becomes. Originally, the customers had finished ordering coffee, but the store drove them away. The reason was very straightforward-it did not accept China people, and even posted a clear notice in English at the door of the store, almost writing the word "discrimination" on their faces.
What was even more irritating was that netizens all went to the store comment area to express their dissatisfaction after learning about it. As a result, the boss responded particularly hard, saying,"Although it's regrettable from a human perspective, this is me."
This sounds like an emphasis on "personality", but anyone with discerning eyes can see that this simply regards the exclusion of a specific nationality as their "label" and does not feel anything wrong at all.
Speaking of this, the coffee shop in Seoul was still quite famous, early could burn, many Chinese bloggers and tourists on social platforms to help recommend, share, bring it a lot of traffic.
It can be said that it was the attention and check-in of China consumers that helped it accumulate the popularity of Internet celebrities. As a result, it turned around and put up the "No Accepting China People" sign, specifically targeting groups that once brought dividends to it.
This kind of operation simply does not conform to basic business logic. It is like having trouble with your wallet. Nowadays, in order to attract China tourists, many businesses in South Korea take the initiative to learn Chinese and provide Chinese services, for fear of neglecting customers.
The boss of this store, putting good business not to do, not to engage in this "self-exile", rather than doing business, rather than like engaging in meaningless "behavioral art".
In fact, the key problem is that the boss confuses "personal preference" with "the responsibility of opening the door to do business". If you are in your own home, it is personal freedom to whom you like and whom you don't like, but opening a store faces all the public, and the store becomes a place of public service, and you can't put your "personality" above basic respect and business principles.
With nationality to divide customers, in essence is discrimination, what is the "this is me" personality expression? it is not surprising that some people say that in this case, it can be completely legal means of defense, can not let the shopkeeper a word "I am happy" to put the responsibility clean.
This has also broken up in the domestic internet, and everyone has a lot of ideas. The most direct is anger, many people feel that the store is too excessive, specifically rushing to the commentary area to criticize this discriminatory behavior.
Some people think that the easiest way is to "vote with the feet", and never go to this store again, and even feel that it is not necessary to go to South Korea to consume, so as not to "self-humiliate" and bind personal consumption choices and national emotions together.
There are also people who feel that it is not possible to stay only on the emotions, the core is that the legitimate rights and interests of consumers have been violated, and should be requested by the store to apologize and compensate, which is a more rational defense of rights.
There are still some voices worth thinking, some will reflect, if something similar happens in the country, will we have a "double standard"? will we equally firmly oppose, or will subconsciously find other reasons?
These different discussions have long gone beyond the matter of “a coffee shop discriminating customers” itself, but have begun to think about the dignity of consumption, how to deal with discrimination, how individual choices and group emotions should balance these more complex issues.
Starting a business, respecting customers is the most basic bottom line, nationality should never be the reason to exclude others. The boss calls "this is me", but packages selfishness and prejudice into personality, and ultimately only breaks their own sign.