On October 9, JTBC’s program Scandal Supervisor featured the story of Mr. A, who runs a barbecue restaurant in the metropolitan area. According to him, around 9:30 p.m. on September 6, seven Chinese customers entered his restaurant. While Mr. A was in the kitchen, two of the customers lit cigarettes inside the dining area despite being told, “No smoking.” Instead, they reportedly responded, “We’re from China,” and ignored the warning. Some even hid their cigarettes under the table, spat on the floor, and extinguished their cigarettes directly on the tables.
Mr. A explained that when he went out to the dining area, he saw cigarette butts and spit scattered on the ground. “They didn’t even bother to step on the cigarette butts to put them out properly,” he said. After being forced out when the restaurant closed, the customers allegedly vandalized the restroom, leaving urine on the floors and even damaging the toilet.
In a separate incident the same day, a Chinese tourist was caught allowing her child to defecate on the ground at the Yongmeori Coast in Seogwipo, Jeju. The site is not only a natural monument but also a UNESCO Global Geopark. Photos provided by a witness show the woman squatting while holding her child, with used wet tissues left nearby. The witness stated, “She let her baby relieve themselves right on the ground, left the tissues behind, and simply walked away. It was shocking.”
The witness also claimed that a guide, believed to be ethnic Korean-Chinese, was present but did not intervene. “I try not to be prejudiced against Chinese tourists,” the witness added, “but it’s getting harder when these things keep happening.”
These incidents have fueled growing frustration over the rising number of cases linked to Chinese visitors during South Korean holidays, raising concerns about cultural clashes and respect for public spaces.
Sources: nate
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