That is the absolute incorrect way to do dual-pricing. Of course that will fail. There’s also the right way that uses residency status as a differentiator which I support
Sea_Individual_3148 on
Lol the tweet in the news article is saying a chinese person can read Kanji and found out about the double price system (english vs Japanese), therefore the guy is proposing to ban chinese tourists as a solution…
Dam god forbid other foreigners that can also read japanese.
If you want to do double pricing just be upfront about it? Why try to hide it then get mad when someone found out (then be like dam frigging foreigners’ fault again)?
Also why not just do by ID or something…? Anyone will feel it’s shady when its hidden based on menu language
BadIdeaSociety on
It is not unusual (in the US) for a tourist attraction or local business to have a resident’s discount. It is usually quite local though (within the town or county) and not based on nationality.Â
Akamas1735 on
They should just do what businesses in Hawaii do—offer kama aina (local resident) discounts. No one complains about that difference that I have ever seen or heard.
ThomasKyoto on
The difference between ‘local resident discounts’ and ‘higher prices for foreigners’ is the difference between rational fairness and xenophobia.
Quiet-Tadpole-1072 on
I looked up this restaurant and it appears that if you are a foreigner they will make you order on the screen in a language other than Japanese. I think even if you can read Japanese they will make you pay the foreigner price. As a resident who lives here and is fluent in Japanese, fuck this restaurant.
edit: read some more google reviews and if you are a foreigner who tries to order on the japanese screen a staff member will come over and yell at you to order in your native language
Aijin28 on
I will just get my wife to order for me.
momoenthusiastic on
Resident discount is the way to go for sure.Â
MasterOfDisaster512 on
Should have kept the price the same but cut the portion in half for foreigners.
SavingsSpite6366 on
I would take one look at those prices on the English menu and know instantly they’re exorbitant for a chain restaurant and ask them in Japanese why they don’t have a Japanese menu 😆
rock3rlynn on
#cancelthisshop
DoomedKiblets on
It’s racist at its core and a truly terrible idea. I’m a resident here, and I don’t want to deal with this shit ever fucking time I eat or go somewhere cuz “show your papers”
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That is the absolute incorrect way to do dual-pricing. Of course that will fail. There’s also the right way that uses residency status as a differentiator which I support
Lol the tweet in the news article is saying a chinese person can read Kanji and found out about the double price system (english vs Japanese), therefore the guy is proposing to ban chinese tourists as a solution…
Dam god forbid other foreigners that can also read japanese.
If you want to do double pricing just be upfront about it? Why try to hide it then get mad when someone found out (then be like dam frigging foreigners’ fault again)?
Also why not just do by ID or something…? Anyone will feel it’s shady when its hidden based on menu language
It is not unusual (in the US) for a tourist attraction or local business to have a resident’s discount. It is usually quite local though (within the town or county) and not based on nationality.Â
They should just do what businesses in Hawaii do—offer kama aina (local resident) discounts. No one complains about that difference that I have ever seen or heard.
The difference between ‘local resident discounts’ and ‘higher prices for foreigners’ is the difference between rational fairness and xenophobia.
I looked up this restaurant and it appears that if you are a foreigner they will make you order on the screen in a language other than Japanese. I think even if you can read Japanese they will make you pay the foreigner price. As a resident who lives here and is fluent in Japanese, fuck this restaurant.
edit: read some more google reviews and if you are a foreigner who tries to order on the japanese screen a staff member will come over and yell at you to order in your native language
I will just get my wife to order for me.
Resident discount is the way to go for sure.Â
Should have kept the price the same but cut the portion in half for foreigners.
I would take one look at those prices on the English menu and know instantly they’re exorbitant for a chain restaurant and ask them in Japanese why they don’t have a Japanese menu 😆
#cancelthisshop
It’s racist at its core and a truly terrible idea. I’m a resident here, and I don’t want to deal with this shit ever fucking time I eat or go somewhere cuz “show your papers”