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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 32 points 1 day 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 6 points 1 day ago

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

[–] roscoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 day ago

Hmmm, yes, what a coincidence.

[–] cmoney@lemmy.world 64 points 1 day ago (5 children)
[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 80 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 80 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.

[–] dotdi@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They like the dong young in dongyang

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

Cream of Sum Yung Gai.

[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago

What a terrible day to have eyes

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

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

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

Very expensive soup.

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

[–] 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 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Shotgun_Alice@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

If you read my second sentence you’ll see it was just more about my humorous interpretation of the title that was written.

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

Damn, two months of pocket money down the drain.

[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

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

[–] yamamoon@lemmings.world 2 points 1 day ago

Where can we see the video?

[–] 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."

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 1 day ago

Separate dishes, century eggs don't involve urine.

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

In China they often reuse it.

There's also something called gutter oil.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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...

[–] MunkyNutts@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago

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

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 0 points 1 day ago

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

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