Unattended Delivered Lunch in China Will Not be Stolen!

11 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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In a brief vlog, the speaker describes a common practice in Chinese cities where food delivered to a restaurant or office is left on a counter for up to 30 minutes without anyone taking it. He notes having seen this in Beijing and now in Shanghai, and suggests it reflects a strong cultural norm of respecting rules and a high level of public trust. The observation is presented as an interesting illustration of how Chinese society adheres to communal expectations regarding personal property and lawfulness.

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Hey guys, this is how much safe in China. You can have your food delivered and it'll be on a counter here and you just come and pick it up. And it can be sitting here for 30 minutes, nobody would ever touch it. That just shows you nobody can break the rules here. So very, very interesting concept. I've seen this in Beijing with a different setting and now I'm seeing it here in Shanghai, and I am sure it is, uh, sort of in other parts of China as well. So I just wanted to share with you. That's to me a very interesting concept as far as the trust, and, and so nobody's going to be violating the law. So I just want to share this with you. Talk soon. Bye.