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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[–] 65 points 1 year ago (7 children)
  • [–] 78 points 1 year 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.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year 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.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

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

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (2 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.

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

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

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

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Where can we see the video?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year 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."

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

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

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

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

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago

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

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