Information about a street vendor selling 3 pineapples for 500,000 VND spread online, many people cursed the street vendor - Screenshot of clip
On April 27, a clip with the content "Selling 3 pineapples for 500,000 VND to foreign tourists" went viral on social networks.
The incident attracted the attention of many social media users; a large number of them cursed and demanded strict punishment for the fruit seller who was said to have overcharged.
On May 1, Hoan Kiem District Police announced that the information about 500,000 VND for 3 pineapples is false.
Vietnamese are always wrong, foreigners are always right?
Even after receiving feedback from the authorities, many Vietnamese people continued to curse and condemn the fruit seller, demanding to confront the tourist to find out the truth.
Besides the above opinions, there are also many people who are calmer when they say "I don't know if the fruit lady is right or wrong, but watching the clip, the foreign tourist's behavior of knocking over the stall is also not right".
Commenting under the article " The information about selling 3 pineapples for 500,000 VND to foreign tourists is false" published on Tuoi Tre Online on May 1, reader Hong An wrote: "Sometimes when there is a language barrier, the two Western tourists are also very aggressive."
"That's uncivilized behavior", "arrogant", "if you don't agree to buy, ask for your money back or ask someone else for help, is it necessary to grab a bunch of pineapples and knock over the seller's things"... are comments from users online.
In response to the "possessed" and cursing reactions of some people, some people said: "The West is always right, we are always wrong", "we look down on our own people"...
The incident continues to be discussed on social networks.
Police work with pineapple seller - Photo: QA
"Vietnamese people often put down other Vietnamese people"
According to media expert Le Quoc Vinh, there is a large number of Vietnamese people who still think that Vietnamese people are always ugly, Vietnamese people are always wrong, and foreigners are always right.
"When a controversial incident occurs, not just the 500,000 VND/3 pineapple incident, we often assume that the Vietnamese are wrong or often have a demeaning view of the Vietnamese themselves," he told Tuoi Tre Online .
Mr. Le Quoc Vinh thinks that it is a prejudice, even bias, which creates emotional judgments.
As in the above incident, many people have not thoroughly investigated the matter and hastily declared the crime, cursed the Vietnamese street vendor, and demanded justice for foreign tourists.
Here, Mr. Vinh does not discuss the behavior of tourists, but only speaks from the perspective of Vietnamese people.
He said, "It must be said again, that prejudice does not come naturally, the deep cause originates from us Vietnamese people."
Specifically, in the past, there were many cases of vendors behaving in an unsightly manner, taking advantage of tourists, raising prices or oppressing tourists.
That inadvertently creates an ugly, uncivilized image, leading to a loss of trust not only for foreign tourists but also for Vietnamese people themselves.
"Obviously, we need time to change this prejudice. To do so, all citizens must respect the law and behave properly, transparently and responsibly towards society, not just street vendors," said expert Le Quoc Vinh.
Regarding the "fits of rage" of cursing fruit sellers, according to expert Le Quoc Vinh, social media users need to be calmer, more objective, and avoid emotional judgments. That is also the behavioral culture of users when participating in social networks.
Before the 500,000 VND for 3 pineapples incident, in Hanoi, especially in the Old Quarter - where there are many tourists - there were many cases of vendors "ripping off" tourists, causing public outrage and all were handled strictly, publicly and transparently by the authorities.
Examples include selling a small bag of apples for 200,000 VND, selling 4 donuts for 50,000 VND, "ripping off" a baked potato for 80,000 VND...
Regarding the case of 500,000 VND for 3 pineapples, Hoan Kiem District Police responded that this was false information. The fruit seller did not solicit tourists to sell at high prices, so there was not enough basis to impose a fine.
However, this person's sales violated regulations, so the ward police drew up a record of administrative violations.
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