We often hear about restaurants getting fined for serving bad-quality food or bad service. In a series of such events, recently, a restaurant in China got fined for a huge amount and the reason behind this will simply blow your mind. According to a report by Bloomberg, a restaurant in Shanghai had to be on the receiving end of a massive fine of 5,000 yuan; almost ₹58000. What is the unfortunate reason behind this decision? Let’s find that out!
Shredded Cucumber Is The Reason Behind This Humongous Fine!!!
Can you ever imagine a restaurant paying a fine just for serving shredded cucumber? It may seem shocking at first but this is the real truth! A Shanghai restaurant got fined just because they served shredded cucumber without a proper license for it. This incident happened this month itself. The owner had to pay a fine for not having the license to serve shredded cucumber to the customers of his hotel. The news of this fine imposed on the restaurant came as a shock to everyone. People are finding it hard to believe that someplace needs to pay a fine just because they served shredded cucumber without having a license for it.
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Netizens Are Enraged After Hearing Such News!
This is not the first time that something like this happened in China in recent times. The indebted local governments of the country are imposing charges and fines on the business and locals for some time now. Ever since such incidents started occurring in different places, Internet users started talking about it online. There are ongoing debates on this subject and Netizens are ranting about these practices of the governments and authorities.
Weibo is a famous social media platform in China. A post on imposing a fine for serving shredded cucumber has gone viral on this platform and the users are lashing out here. The post has over 9.5 million views, according to a report by NDTV. Internet users are commenting about their opinions and views on this unfortunate incident.
What is your opinion on this massive fine for serving shredded cucumber without a license?
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