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Two teenagers who peed into a pot of broth at a hotpot restaurant have been ordered to pay 2.2m yuan ($309,000; £227,000) to two catering companies in China.

The incident, which happened in February at a Shanghai branch of China's biggest hotpot chain Haidilao, sparked widespread criticism after the 17-year-olds posted a video of their drunken act online.

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[–] M137@lemmy.world 21 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

This brought back a memory: two kids put laxatives in the school food at my school in 2004, same day that halo 2 was released and I had pre-booked it so I skipped lunch that day to go get it. A few students and I think two teachers who were the first to get to the cafeteria had already gotten toiled bound by the time I got back. And I think only three kids actually shat themselves. They cancelled school for the rest of the day and I was one of the few students in my age group who hadn't eaten there so I just went home and had such a good time playing the game and laughing my ass off about the whole situation.

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 3 points 5 hours ago

The statute of limitations is up on that one, you can own up to it now

[–] roscoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 16 hours ago

Hmmm, yes, what a coincidence.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago

So when they caught those employees peeing in the Tsingtao vats, how much did they fine them?

[–] cmoney@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day ago (5 children)
[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 73 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago

My app shows this really small and I thought it was something being exploded.

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 77 points 1 day ago

Wtf did I just read...

Virgin boy eggs are widely accepted as a tradition in the city.[3] Boy egg vendors go to elementary schools in the city where they collect urine from young boys, preferably under the age of ten. Children who have been raised in the city are used to the practice, and relieve themselves in basins that the vendors place in the hallways. The teachers often remind the boys not to urinate in the basins if any of them have a fever or feel ill.[3][5] Some vendors wait with containers in parks or public restrooms for a parent who is willing to let their child offer urine.

[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 9 points 18 hours ago

What a terrible day to have eyes

[–] dotdi@lemmy.world 21 points 23 hours ago

They like the dong young in dongyang

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Yeah, I was thinking, depending on the kind of hotpot that's not an out-of-order ingredient. Clearly, even in China that's a weird and challenging local delicacy, though, so these teenagers got uber-fined.

[–] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 3 points 16 hours ago

Wrong country, I guess... Trump would have given a huge tip for that.

[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

They won’t pay. They will be asked. But that’s not happening.

[–] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 15 points 1 day ago

Very expensive soup.

[–] Shotgun_Alice@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fine might be a better word option here instead of pay. I was reading this title and wondering to myself, why would someone pay so much to pee in soup.

[–] ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth 2 points 7 hours ago

It wasn't a fine though. They were ordered to pay the catering companies for damages and lost revenue, doesn't say anything about a fine.

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago

Damn, two months of pocket money down the drain.

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

After all that pee pee in your coke, they can't just take a joke in China.

[–] olympicyes@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I salute your high context joke. My wife didn’t get it but I thought it was hilarious. Looking forward to the next time there is an incident involving fudge or lemonade.

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Unfortunately, I think the joke is going over most people's heads. Which is ironic because I learned the song in kindergarten.

[–] Krompus@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

Separate dishes, century eggs don't involve urine.

[–] yamamoon@lemmings.world 2 points 22 hours ago

Where can we see the video?

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why though? Do they not replace the broth between customers? The teens would have been the only ones using it.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

In China they often reuse it.

There's also something called gutter oil.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I saw in a documentary that the government actually buys gutter oil for more than they could sell it elsewhere 5o curb it being used in actual food...

[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 2 points 1 day ago

"But, Your Honor, we were only trying to provide the diners with a lower-sodium alternative to soy sauce. You know, for their health."

[–] MunkyNutts@lemmy.world -2 points 20 hours ago

Maybe a couple of organ donations to Pooh Bear might pay it off.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 0 points 22 hours ago

The cook.... This is not semen! I asked for semen!

[–] M33@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 day ago