Woman scolds railway passenger for eating noodles

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Recently, the footage of a woman furiously scolding a passenger for eating instant noodles on the high-speed railway circulated on Chinese social media and caused a heated debate among Chinese netizens.

In the footage, the woman lost temper and rebuked the man for having instant noodles on the high-speed railway because of its unpleasant smell. The woman said she reminded the passenger several times, but he kept on eating and even told his companion to take it slow, which further irritated the woman.

The footage of a woman scolded the passenger for having instant noodles on the high-speed railway. /Beijing Youth Daily

In response, the male passenger remained calm and he repeatedly said that there was no regulation that banned having instant noodles on high-speed railway.

However, the woman relentlessly continued and the situation escalated.

The male passenger later posted the footage on Baidu Tieba, a Chinese online forum, which soon went viral on Chinese social media.

A heated debate was soon raised among Chinese netizens. Some criticized the woman for her rude actions while others deemed that having instant noodles on railway would influence other people in the carriage.

A staff of high-speed railway told Yangtze Evening News that the reason why the woman got so angry was due to the fact that her child was allergic to the smell of the instant noodles.

A Weibo user's comment. /Beijing Youth Daily

“Although the woman’s request was reasonable, she should do it in a more gentle way instead of acting in such a rude way,” a Weibo user commented.

“I think it is inappropriate to have instant noodles on the high-speed railway because it is too smelly. Although the woman was overreacted, the man behaved in a selfish way,” another Weibo user said.

According to Btime, the staff said that the high-speed railway didn’t sale any instant noodles on board, but there was no regulation that banned having instant noodles on board.

Huang Xin, deputy director of Operation Department of Transport Bureau of China Railway Corporation, told the media that the carriage was hermetically sealed so the unpleasant smell of instant noodles was likely to stay in the carriage and made passengers feel uncomfortable. He said they don't encourage passengers to have instant noodles on board.