新奇事件簿 上海宜家禁止老人占位“非法相親”

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The Swedish furniture giant IKEA has banned old people from dating at its store in Shanghai, China. Store managers decided to clamp down on what they described as 'illegal date clubs'. Since the store opened several years ago, hundreds of lonely, divorced or widowed elderly people have descended on the cafeteria in search of love and companionship. Many of them simply used the café as a meeting place and did not buy anything. Management said they occupied seats for 'extended periods,' 'spoke loudly,' 'spat on the floor,' 'flirted' and had 'quarrels and fights'. The store posted a notice saying: "From today, the restaurant will only be for people who purchase their food first."

瑞典家具巨頭宜家上海門店禁止老年人在此相親。門店經(jīng)理決定取締這種他們所說的“非法相親俱樂部”。自幾年前這家門店開店以來，數(shù)百名孤獨，離異或喪偶的老年人來到宜家商場餐廳尋找愛情和陪伴。許多人僅僅把餐廳當(dāng)成約會場所，什么都不買。管理人員表示，這些老年人經(jīng)常占位很長時間，說話很大聲，隨地吐痰，打情罵俏，甚至吵架。這家門店貼出告示：“即日起，餐廳開始實行先購餐，后入座的經(jīng)營模式。”

The older clientele are up in arms over the ban. They say they have nowhere else to go. An 88-year-old IKEA regular said: "We've been to McDonald's and KFC, but there are barely any of our peers there. We feel like aliens there - surrounded by youngsters." Another frequent visitor to the restaurant said: "I guess few people know just how lonely old people are. Our kids are not around, and some visit only on weekends. I feel quite good when I come here. I talk with friends, but some elderly do meet people who become lovers." Some customers have little sympathy for those in search of love. They have complained that there is nowhere to sit because of the matchmaking groups.

老年顧客竭力反對該禁令。他們說，他們沒有其他地方可去。88歲的宜家?？驼f：“我們也曾經(jīng)去過麥當(dāng)勞和肯德基，但是幾乎沒有同齡人。在一群年輕人中間，我們覺得自己像異類。”宜家餐廳另外一位?？驼f：“我猜很少有人理解老年人多么孤獨。我們的孩子都不在身邊，有的只在周末才回來看看。來這里我覺得非常好。我和朋友們聊天，但是也有一些老年人朋友變成愛人。”一些顧客對這些尋找愛的老年人沒有絲毫同情。他們抱怨說，由于這些約會群體，他們都沒有位置坐。