A restaurant that banned watching YouTube while eating alone has become controversial.
According to an online community on the 28th, a post titled 'Ban on watching YouTube while eating alone' was recently published.
The author explained, “I went to the restaurant around 1 p.m. that day, and while waiting for the food, I put in my earbuds and watched YouTube. But then an employee tapped me on the shoulder and pointed to a notice on the door before walking away.”
The notice attached to the restaurant door read, “Ban on watching YouTube while eating alone. We kindly ask that you refrain from watching YouTube as it significantly disrupts our store operations.” The author then stated that they turned off YouTube and just listened to music while eating alone.
Internet users had mixed reactions. Some commented, 'Why ban watching YouTube for solo diners?', 'Is this a roundabout way of saying they don't want solo diners?', 'Isn’t this a way of saying they want us to eat quickly and leave?'. However, others pointed out, 'It's frustrating to see people eating slowly while watching videos,' and 'If you’ve finished your meal, you should leave so the next customer can be seated.'