A man came to the restaurant to have dinner alone, as soon as he heard ‘single’, the staff refused to serve him food.

Why did the debate break out?

Many people are criticizing this decision of the restaurant. He says that eating alone is not wrong. Also, in this way the restaurant is making single people feel insulted. This is an insensitive attitude towards mental health. Some people say that this rule of the restaurant seems like discrimination.

Many young people in South Korea live alone, work, and perform many daily tasks alone — so “solo dining” is a common practice there. But the rules of this restaurant seemed insulting to the people.

Restaurant owner’s argument

However, the restaurant owner has his own logic on this entire incident. He says his restaurant is a place to spend time with “friends or family”. They want to promote an environment where people talk to each other. This is the reason why they do not allow customers coming alone. The owner said that this is his own philosophy and he is not going to change it. Not only this, this person argued that he does not care about the criticism on social media.

TheSolo dining trend in South Korea

“Honbab culture” is growing rapidly in Korea. Meaning of ‘Honbab’ is to eat alone. Many young people now go to cafes alone, travel alone and even eat alone. In big cities there, separate seating and small portion menus are also available for solo diners. In such a situation, where the entire country is adopting “solo lifestyle” normally, such an incident is quite shocking.

Although this incident took place in a restaurant, people are getting angry from everywhere. Because today people all over the world are living alone. Also mental health is a serious issue. People are living in cities for jobs or studies, eating, travelling, working alone is now a common thing. “Solo lifestyle” is being accepted in many countries. In such a situation, such incidents affect everyone.