This is what happens in Malaysia when you even dare to suggest that the almighty restaurant operators may not be giving us a fair deal.This incident happened some years back.
The actor was subjected to a boycott by outraged traders and diners and in the end his chain flopped.He was treated this way because we thought that he was bluffing,that he was a foreigner trying to act big,he was jealous of other operators and he didn't know how to eat.
I salute him for opening our eyes to such unscrupulous tactics.He must have suffered in silence
I myself have been personally warned by a market trader not to patronise a certain economy rice stall owners shop because she insisted on buying rotten fish and vegetables from him in order to maximise profit.She was so good at cooking that we would never have suspected.
Other times I have come across more responsible stall operators forbiding pregnant women from consuming their food because the stock is made from pig's head which the chinese believe is very toxic to the developing foetus.
Does truth have to said in whispers?
The article is taken from The Star newspaper.Read on:
HK actor’s baseless remarks upset restaurant owners
HONG Kong actor Mark Cheng has come under fire for making rude remarks about Malaysian steamboat, reported China Press.
Cheng, who owns nine steamboat restaurants in Malaysia, was reported to have said that most Malaysian steamboat was made from “rotten meat and carcass” during a recent interview with a Hong Kong magazine.
He further claimed that local steamboat restaurants used stale ingredients and a soup base made by boiling water with two slices of ginger and spring onions.
China Press received many calls from readers and steamboat restaurant operators, expressing their anger and dissatisfaction over Cheng's remarks, saying they were baseless and exaggerated.
A caller, identified only as Chew, said the actor's unfriendly remarks would tarnish the good image of Malaysian restaurants and affect the country's tourism.
“Why did Cheng set up his business in Malaysia and marry a Malaysian girl when he sees us as such a bad country?” she asked.
