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AnoticeatIKEAShanghaihasbeensharedwidelyamongnetizensonChinesesocialmedia.Itstatesthatthestorescafeterianowrequirescustomerstoorderfoodbeforesittingdownincafeteriaseats.Thepolicyisinresponsetoanelderlyblinddatinggroupthatoccupiesseatsforalongtime,consumingonlytheirownfoodbroughtfromhome.DoyousupportIKEA’snewregulation?
ChinaDailyreaderssharetheiropinionswithus.
LeeXin(China)
Theelderlyareharmless.Theyarelonelyandareprobablyhopingtofindsomecompanyagain.Ifanything,thestoreshouldatleastsympathizewiththeseoldpeople.
Mbursian(US)
Thisismoreforsocializingthanforromance.Ireallydon’tthinkahomefurnishingstoreisagooddatingplaceforseniors.
IKEAcouldalsopostareasonabletimelimitpervisitduringpeakhours.Orinsteadoftablesandchairs,theycouldusethosestandingtablesandgetridofthechairsaltogether.AtleastIKEA’scafeteriaisn’toccupiedbythedancinggranniesandtheirportablePAsystems(音响).
SEARU(Australia)
Romanceisthemostimportantthingwhileeatingisnotthatimportant!
Soanoblemanalwaysleavesmorespaceforseniors’loveaffairs!
Mr.Qiu(Shanghai,China65yearsold)
WehavebeentofastfoodoutletslikeMcDonalds,buttherearebarelyanypeersthere.Wefeellikealienssurroundedbyyoungsters.IfthereisanotherplaceinShanghaiwhereelderlypeoplecangather,wearemorethanreadytopaytwiceasmuchandtravelfurther.
TedM(UK)
Romancecanariseinmanyplaces,evenIKEA.However,thisdebatearoseasaresultofmanypeopletakingadvantageofIKEA’sgenerousdrinkoffersandgoingtheretomeetandstaywithfriendswithoutbuyinganything.IKEAisashop;
itexiststoprovideaserviceforareasonableprofit.Itisnotapublicpark.
Michel(NewZealand)
Toeveryoneromanticizingthis,pleasealsoconsiderthatthestorehasanimagetoupholdwhileprotectingtheinterestsofotherpayingcustomers.Itisuglytotakeupseatsforsuchlongdurationswhileyoumakeotherswait.
1.Howmanypeopleareinsupportofthisnewregulation?
A.2.B.3.
C.4.D.5.
2.Whatisthemajorcauseofthisnewregulation?
A.Seniorblinddatesinfluencingtheirbusiness.
B.IKEAhaszerotoleranceforromanticbehavior.
C.Thestrongreactionofnetizensonsocialmedia.
D.Oldpeopleeatingtheirownfoodtosavemoney.
3.Peoplewhoareagainstthenewregulationwillprobablyagreethat.
A.seniors’loveaffairscancontributetothestore’simage
B.IKEAistheonlyplacewhereseniorscanfindtheirpeers
C.thesocietyisbeingtoojudgmentalandlacksunderstanding
D.IKEAshouldnotreserveaspecialareafortheoldpeopletodate
Isearchedthroughmyjewelryboxandfoundaringthathadbelongedtomygrandmother.Itcouldserveasaweddingband.Isteppedoutthatnight,nervouslyrollingmyweddingbandaroundmyfinger.Walkingintoabar,Idirectlyapproachedthemanclosesttothedoor.IrubbedmyhandwiththeringacrossmyfacetoensurethismansawIwasmarriedbeforelaunchingintomyquestions.Notonlydidheanswermyquestions,buthewasthrilledIwaspayingattentiontohimandgavemethebestanswersyet.
Afterthisencounter,Ifeltmoreconfident.Somehow,thisringmademefeelprotected.Asabeautifulsinglewoman,I'
veoftenfelttheneedtoplayhardtoget.Withtheweddingband,thisneeddisappeared.Icouldlaughandjokeeasilywithmysubjectsandtheydidthesame.
WhenIapproachedtwomenatonce,theywerecautiousatfirst.WhenIliedIwaswritingaboutmodemdating,Isaid,“I'
mmarriedandwhenImetmyhusband,thereweren’tevencameraphones.SoI’msupercuriousaboutitall.”
Theyopenedupandsharedtheirdeepestsecrets.AsIabsorbedtheirthoughts,Ifeltanewfaithinmen,whichwasconfirmedwhentheseguysofferedtohelpmeifanyofmyinterviewswentwrong.IttouchedmethattheseguyswerewillingtohelpmeifIneededitandthattheytrustedmewiththeirsecretsinsteadoftellingmeliestoimpressme.
Whydidaringhavesuchaneffectonmyexperience?
Maybebecauselookingforloveisterrifyingforeveryoneinvolved.Loveseemslikeafasttracktopain.Butwiththeweddingring,Iwasunavailableandthereforesafefromrejection.Icouldjustbemyself.Maybewewereabletohavesafeandeasyconversationsbecausetheoptionofaskingforaphonenumberwasoffthetable.Withoutthefearofrejectiononallsides,wewereabletohavegenuineconversations.
Whoneedslove?
Idon’t,notuntilIfigureoutwhatmenwant.
4.Whydidtheauthorputonhergrandmother’sring?
A.Becauseshewantedtoripoffmeninthebar.
B.Becausetheringmeantalottoherandwasvaluable.
C.Becausetheringwashermajorsourceofconfidence.
D.Becauseitwasaquickway