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Foreigners apologize for dining in Metro

FOUR foreigners wrote an apology letter today for setting up a table in a Metro carriage on Line 11 and enjoying food and drinks on Friday.

Netizens criticized them for their bad manners when the pictures were posted online.

The Metro operator and police officers today spoke to them about their behavior. They apologized.

Police said there were six foreigners enjoying a feast during the Metro ride but two of them were away on business trips.

Their nationalities were not revealed.

Eating and drinking in the Metro is not punishable by law but is frowned upon. According to the Metro operator, the foreigners could have been fined up to 50 yuan (US$7.25) if the table had blocked the movement of commuters or injured others.


 

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