First time decided to use English, as I experienced a sad story during dinner. And my whole inner monologue of the story, as well as how we talked about it during dinner, was all in English.
While we were waiting for our friends, we heard a quarrel from the table beside. There was an uncle who couldn't find seat, and apparently if you don't know each other, you can't sit together, despite if it reaches maximum 5 people or not.
Till the uncle got his food, he still couldn't find a seat. At first the coffeeshop workers thought that it is fine to sit at the same table as long as you keep a distance, so did us. The uncle wanted to sit beside a couple, and he sat in the corner and kept a distance. The couple was not happy and was shouting that they didn't know him to the people around. Then, there was another couple from the other table chimed in that it is not ok, and we found that they were wearing SAFE DISTANCING AMBASSADOR Shirt.
What made me sad is that although I knew the SAFE DISTANCING AMBASSADOR was not here for work. But you could have deal with it better than just simply suggested: "Call the police". So the uncle sat down and ate his food, and the couple called the police.
I think even if you were not working, as a AMBASSADOR, it would be nicer if you could be the one who sort the issue out nicely but not simply escalated it to be such an unhappy scene. The uncle was alone and he even needed some equipment to hold his right arm so that he could lift it up. Put yourself in his shoe, he just needed a place to have his dinner. When you grow older, do you like to see people treating you in this way as well? I know this safe distancing is a rule. But it seems that people is using it as a armor to push people away and being rude. Even after the police came and helped the uncle moved to the AMBASSADOR's table after they left. The couple finished their meal and was taking a video of the uncle at a distance.
This is really sad. But it really reminds me the power of media. And I think I would love to learn more and see what I can do to at least speak up and make things better.