Being patriotic is good, but jumping to conclusions without knowing the full story can get awkward real fast.
A Chinese man has gone viral online after he allegedly confronted a hotel restaurant manager in Malaysia over the absence of a Chinese flag among several national flags hung at the restaurant.
According to the viral clip, the man was in Malaysia for a business trip and was staying at a hotel when he noticed that multiple flags were hanging from the ceiling outside the hotel restaurant.
However, after looking around, he allegedly realised that China’s flag was nowhere to be seen.
‘If you want to earn Chinese people’s money, you should hang China’s flag’
In the video, the man appeared visibly upset as he questioned the restaurant manager over the matter.
He allegedly asked why flags from various countries were displayed but not China’s flag.
At one point, he was heard saying that if the hotel wanted to earn money from Chinese guests, then it should also hang the Chinese flag.
The female manager appeared caught off guard by the sudden confrontation as the man continued pressing for an explanation.
Turns out, it was World Cup decor
However, the situation took an awkward turn after the actual reason behind the flags was revealed.
The flags were reportedly not meant to represent every country in the world.
Instead, they were part of the hotel’s World Cup-themed decorations, featuring the flags of countries that had qualified for this year’s World Cup.
As we all know, this biggest football event of the year features an expanded 48-team format, but China is not among the teams taking part.
That means the China flag was not included in the display for a simple reason: China’s national football team did not make it to the finals.
Netizens were quick to point it out
After the video spread online, many netizens found the situation both awkward and funny.
While some said the man may have acted out of patriotism, others felt he should have asked politely instead of immediately accusing the hotel of discrimination.
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