"To the Meat Restaurant Harmed by Troublesome Mother and Daughter: 'We Support You, Please Stay Strong'"... Continuous Messages of Encouragement

Gifts sent to support the restaurant that suffered from 'Gapjil'. Photo by Online Community Capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] It has become a hot topic that numerous messages of support poured in for the restaurant that suffered damages following the exposure of the so-called 'problematic customer incident at a barbecue restaurant.'

Today (30th), a post titled "I’m only now posting this because I’ve been overwhelmed. Thank you" was uploaded on an online community. The author of the post is the owner of the restaurant that was affected at the time. He expressed his feelings, saying, "After finishing work and coming home to wash up, it was already close to 5 o’clock," and "I never expected our post to have such a huge impact."

The author explained his situation, saying, "Since many people seem curious, I will briefly inform you." He continued, "We received numerous interview requests from the media," and added, "Our sole purpose is to have that mother and daughter punished," and "We filed the complaint regardless of whether it would lead to prosecution or not because we were worried they might do the same thing elsewhere, and we wondered how many self-employed people have suffered like this until now."

He also expressed gratitude for the overwhelming attention, stating, "After the incident, residents of the apartment sent us food to make sure we ate," "The same person hung a bouquet of flowers in front of our house and left," and "A self-employed person living in the same apartment left donuts, and a person who said he was a pastor also brought a bouquet of gifts and apologized on their behalf."

He added, "Given the current situation, we appreciate the many people who come with good intentions, but honestly, it is also a burden," and requested, "It’s okay if you don’t come just to 'reward us with money.' If a confirmed case appears because of this, it would be a really big problem." He concluded the post by promising, "We will never settle."

Previously, the author had explained his experience in a post titled "A pastor threatening to demand a refund after finishing the meal, it’s absurd."

According to the post, one of the customers who visited the restaurant verbally abused the couple running the restaurant because "they allowed someone else to sit next to them." The problematic customer, who was not wearing a mask, not only demanded a refund but also threatened to report to the police, which drew criticism from netizens.

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