Chinese Culture - Can't lose face !!
Posted by kim on Sunday, January 15, 2012
Chinese Can't Lose their Face......???
A TRUE STORY IN WORDS & PICTURES.....
A coal mine owner in Shanxi , PRC brought along RMB 100,000 (est US$15,000)
A coal mine owner in Shanxi , PRC brought along RMB 100,000 (est US$15,000)
cash to spend in a local hotel. It turned out the bill was RMB
200,000 (est US$ 30,000) The coal mine owner asked the hotel to let him pay by
credit card. The hotel refused and insisted cash payment only
followed by a heated argument between the hotel and the coal
mine owner!
In order to save face, the mine owner made a phone call, after
In order to save face, the mine owner made a phone call, after
a while two cars carried 200,000 pieces of RMB1 note in sack
arrived in front of the hotel to pay for the RMB 200,000
bill
he spent.
See photos below,
a real case for How to Manage Customer Service.
It only happens in China ! Why? This is China ............ !
It only happens in China ! Why? This is China ............ !

Money in the sacks carry to the hotel..

All in RMB1.00 note ! ? ! ?

A small money mountain in the hall ...

The staff get working to count the money...

Using manual and machine ........

Put in a bundle...........

Here is RMB1.00 look like....

Patiently waiting ..........
A MOMENT OF FURY AND TACTLESS HANDLING OF THE MANAGEMENT
THAT CAUSED SO MUCH WASTED MANPOWER N TIME......................
SO, WHO IS THE WINNER IN THE END?
Remarks :
1. After seeing the photo, I just wonder why the mine owner have to bring along
RMB100,000 cash to the hotel in the first place ?
2. Most of the hotels / restaurants are accepting credit card, why not that hotel ?
1. After seeing the photo, I just wonder why the mine owner have to bring along
RMB100,000 cash to the hotel in the first place ?
2. Most of the hotels / restaurants are accepting credit card, why not that hotel ?