Posted on Mar 19, 2021
Taiwan: Dozens change name to 'salmon' to get sushi deal
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Dozens of people in Taiwan have changed their names to "salmon" to take advantage of a restaurant's sushi promotion deal.
Officials have issued a plea asking people to stop visiting government offices to request the name change, according to local media.
The restaurant offered an all-you-can-eat sushi meal to anyone with the name Gui Yu or "salmon" on their ID card.
Unimpressed officials said the rush was wasting government time.
The offer began on Tuesday when sushi restaurant chain Akindo Sushiro said anyone with the Chinese characters in their name could get free food for themselves and five friends.
It led to dozens of people requesting a name change, the Taipei Times reported, adding that applicants pay around $3 (NT$80) for a new ID card and a registration certificate.
According to the newspaper, one student in Taichung said she had changed her name to "Kuo Salmon Rice Bowl" but planned to change it back the next day.
Other salmon-themed names included "Salmon Prince," "Meteor Salmon King" and "Salmon Fried Rice", according to AFP news agency.
Officials have issued a plea asking people to stop visiting government offices to request the name change, according to local media.
The restaurant offered an all-you-can-eat sushi meal to anyone with the name Gui Yu or "salmon" on their ID card.
Unimpressed officials said the rush was wasting government time.
The offer began on Tuesday when sushi restaurant chain Akindo Sushiro said anyone with the Chinese characters in their name could get free food for themselves and five friends.
It led to dozens of people requesting a name change, the Taipei Times reported, adding that applicants pay around $3 (NT$80) for a new ID card and a registration certificate.
According to the newspaper, one student in Taichung said she had changed her name to "Kuo Salmon Rice Bowl" but planned to change it back the next day.
Other salmon-themed names included "Salmon Prince," "Meteor Salmon King" and "Salmon Fried Rice", according to AFP news agency.
Taiwan: Dozens change name to 'salmon' to get sushi deal
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Do we really want to defend a country whose citizens are this desperate for a free meal? I can't see sushi being that expensive over there. It would probably be like buying a McDouble at McD's.
Oh wait, just re-read the article, it's "all you can eat for you and FIVE friends. Now that's a horse of a different color! ;) Six people get to eat and fill the "voids" for only $6. Three dollars for the first name change, and three dollars to change it back or to what their parents' named them.
Oh wait, just re-read the article, it's "all you can eat for you and FIVE friends. Now that's a horse of a different color! ;) Six people get to eat and fill the "voids" for only $6. Three dollars for the first name change, and three dollars to change it back or to what their parents' named them.
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All just for an all you can eat meal, what a waste of time and money shipmate PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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