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Tokyo ramen shop bans customers from using their phones while eating

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"In Japan’s ramen restaurants, there’s an unspoken rule: eat quickly and leave. One noodle shop owner takes this custom so seriously that he began timing how long his customers would take to start to eat. He found that those who waited the longest amount of time to dig into their piping hot bowls of soup were usually watching videos on their phones, leading him to take matters into his own hands. Kota Kai owns and operates Tokyo restaurant Debu-chan – Japanese for “chubby” – which will celebrate its fifth anniversary this June. In March, he decided to ban customers from using their smartphones while eating during busy times, a move that became a hot topic of conversation on social media in Japan. Debu-chan is on the large side for a Tokyo ramen shop, with 33 seats. However, Kai says it’s not unusual to have 10 people waiting in line for a seat at peak hours. “When the seats are full and I see people stopping eating while staring at their smartphones, I tell them (to stop),” Kai says. He adds that he has not posted any signs asking people to put their phones away; instead, he speaks to customers individually. For him, ramen is more than just food. “I feel it’s entertainment that is bound to include rules,” Kai says. “It’s like ‘when in Rome, do as the Romans do.’ Ramen is a form of entertainment.’” Debu-chan is not the first place to address the usage of smartphones while dining." 04/11/23 Check the full article copying the link: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/tokyo-debu-chan-smartphone-ban-intl-hnk/index.html

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