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HE HAD just finished his meal and wanted to buy some tea to take away.
But the drinks stall assistant refused to serve him. She told Mr Danny Ng, 53, a pub owner, that for takeaway orders, he had to go to the counter and get it himself.
Infuriated, he told her that he wanted 20 cups of "teh o" (Hokkien for tea without milk) to drink and got her to serve them to him.
Mr Ng told The New Paper that he wanted to "teach her a lesson" because of her bad service.
The incident happened at Choh Dee Place, a coffee shop at Block 346A, Kang Ching Road, at about 7am earlier this month.
Mr Ng, who lives nearby, had gone there to have his breakfast. He was approached at his table by the drinks stall assistant.
Mr Ng said he had finished eating by then and decided to buy a drink to take away. But he claimed he was brushed away rudely.
Said Mr Ng: "I am fine with loud people, but I cannot tolerate rudeness.
"I also wanted to teach her a lesson so that she can improve her service."
Mr Ng paid $16 for the 20 cups of "teh o". He finished one cup and took a sip of each of the remaining cups before he left.
He added: "I could have gone directly to her supervisor, but I chose not to as it might have cost her her job. I chose to do this as a silent protest."
When The New Paper visited the coffee shop, the drinks stall assistant, Ms Yang Ming Lian, 45, declined to comment.
She had earlier told Lianhe Wanbao: "I am a straightforward person and not well-educated." She also insisted that she was not rude to Mr Ng.
Said Ms Yang: "I have been down with sore throat for the past few days, and my voice is a little hoarse. So he might have misinterpreted me and thought that I did not want to serve him on purpose."
Ms Yang's supervisor, who declined to be named, agreed.
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HE HAD just finished his meal and wanted to buy some tea to take away.
But the drinks stall assistant refused to serve him. She told Mr Danny Ng, 53, a pub owner, that for takeaway orders, he had to go to the counter and get it himself.
Infuriated, he told her that he wanted 20 cups of "teh o" (Hokkien for tea without milk) to drink and got her to serve them to him.
Mr Ng told The New Paper that he wanted to "teach her a lesson" because of her bad service.
The incident happened at Choh Dee Place, a coffee shop at Block 346A, Kang Ching Road, at about 7am earlier this month.
Mr Ng, who lives nearby, had gone there to have his breakfast. He was approached at his table by the drinks stall assistant.
Mr Ng said he had finished eating by then and decided to buy a drink to take away. But he claimed he was brushed away rudely.
Said Mr Ng: "I am fine with loud people, but I cannot tolerate rudeness.
"I also wanted to teach her a lesson so that she can improve her service."
Mr Ng paid $16 for the 20 cups of "teh o". He finished one cup and took a sip of each of the remaining cups before he left.
He added: "I could have gone directly to her supervisor, but I chose not to as it might have cost her her job. I chose to do this as a silent protest."
When The New Paper visited the coffee shop, the drinks stall assistant, Ms Yang Ming Lian, 45, declined to comment.
She had earlier told Lianhe Wanbao: "I am a straightforward person and not well-educated." She also insisted that she was not rude to Mr Ng.
Said Ms Yang: "I have been down with sore throat for the past few days, and my voice is a little hoarse. So he might have misinterpreted me and thought that I did not want to serve him on purpose."
Ms Yang's supervisor, who declined to be named, agreed.
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