the purpose of canteen is for people who patronize the food stores. Nobody should reserve the seats with their bags or even themselves without food. I don't see anything wrong with what the ladies behavior. My German advisor and two of his aus students also did that. When the guys who put their bags came back and confronted them, they responce is also simply:" You can join us if you want". Until today, they are still proud of it what they did. I don't know why ppl always want to link this kind of stuff to chinese nationals behavior. This is obvious not ture.
To show that not only Chinese are doing this, but a lot of people are not familiar and comfortable with this "culture".
我朋友的一个朋友从欧洲来,有一天他在canteen坐下吃饭,一个女孩子过来说"sorry this is my seat."
欧洲人:"why you say this is your seat? I think it is first come first serve?"
女孩子:"Oh, b'coz I put my tissue paper here oledi."
欧洲人:"So are you saying that if you put your tissue paper here, the seat belongs to you? I am not quite convinced, could you please call the canteen manager and explain the rule explicitly for me?"
女孩子(Raising Voice):"@#$%&! how come you like that wat! I put the tissue paper here means I got the seat wat."
欧洲人(Raising Voice):"So the tissue paper represents you? You so cheap? A 50c tissue paper can represent you already? Then here is 1 dollar, take it and go away."
下面这个是我朋友告诉我的To show that not only Chinese are doing this, but a lot of people are not familiar and comfortable with this "culture".
我朋友的一个朋友从欧洲来,有一天他在canteen坐下吃饭,一个女孩子过来说"sorry this is my seat."
欧洲人:"why you say this is your seat? I think it is first come first serve?"
女孩子:"Oh, b'coz I put my tissue paper here oledi."
欧洲人:"So are you saying that if you put your tissue paper here, the seat belongs to you? I am not quite convinced, could you please call the canteen manager and explain the rule explicitly for me?"
女孩子(Raising Voice):"@#$%&! how come you like that wat! I put the tissue paper here means I got the seat wat."
欧洲人(Raising Voice):"So the tissue paper represents you? You so cheap? A 50c tissue paper can represent you already? Then here is 1 dollar, take it and go away."
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下面这个是我朋友告诉我的To show that not only Chinese are doing this, but a lot of people are not familiar and comfortable with this "culture".
我朋友的一个朋友从欧洲来,有一天他在canteen坐下吃饭,一个女孩子过来说"sorry this is my seat."
欧洲人:"why you say this is your seat? I think it is first come first serve?"
女孩子:"Oh, b'coz I put my tissue paper here oledi."
欧洲人:"So are you saying that if you put your tissue paper here, the seat belongs to you? I am not quite convinced, could you please call the canteen manager and explain the rule explicitly for me?"
女孩子(Raising Voice):"@#$%&! how come you like that wat! I put the tissue paper here means I got the seat wat."
欧洲人(Raising Voice):"So the tissue paper represents you? You so cheap? A 50c tissue paper can represent you already? Then here is 1 dollar, take it and go away."
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