Beloved 50-year-old beef noodle shop latest victim of coronavirus and high rent in Hong Kong

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  • Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2024

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  • @wolf-man-bear-pig-torque
    @wolf-man-bear-pig-torque 4 года назад +209

    I really feel for the family. Having a shop truly is like another home. Wish the best for the owners.

  • @jamber782
    @jamber782 4 года назад +626

    I am saddened because had this on my bucket list when I go to Hong Kong after the pandemic ends.

    • @12vtbfx37
      @12vtbfx37 4 года назад +13

      Then go to Mainland and compare You'll find Western lies

    • @RakaZet
      @RakaZet 4 года назад +26

      @@12vtbfx37 no

    • @mr.goldfarmer4883
      @mr.goldfarmer4883 4 года назад +49

      Seems the VPN's are still working flawlessly through the lockdown because 2 wumao's found themselves here giving their expertise on noodles. LoL

    • @dangda-ww7de
      @dangda-ww7de 4 года назад

      no noodle for you.

    • @träumerei-o7
      @träumerei-o7 4 года назад +1

      @@mr.goldfarmer4883 what does wumao mean?

  • @SUNTZE13
    @SUNTZE13 4 года назад +399

    so sad, I hope the landloard, will reduce the rent, so they can continue, This is our chinese heritage, that cant be replace, and should not be lose.

    • @garyoakham9723
      @garyoakham9723 4 года назад +5

      Chinese heritage. Most of the time he was under British rule

    • @Iiquidme
      @Iiquidme 4 года назад +46

      @@garyoakham9723 lol, so under british rule is not considered Chinese heritage?

    • @massalleh5255
      @massalleh5255 4 года назад +20

      @@garyoakham9723 Weird logic

    • @whatintheworld6413
      @whatintheworld6413 4 года назад +4

      The landlord is mainland Chinese

    • @whatintheworld6413
      @whatintheworld6413 4 года назад +3

      @Shawn Li i just hope that restaurant open again, been there with college friend...

  • @theviking2877
    @theviking2877 4 года назад +215

    Too bad many wont get to experience his food.... The end of an era way too early

    • @newtongsm
      @newtongsm 4 года назад

      The Viking wrong is business opportunity

    • @garyoakham9723
      @garyoakham9723 4 года назад

      Bring back the British. China ruins everything

    • @peter7811
      @peter7811 4 года назад +2

      This is not just an local problem.... it´s a worldwide problem now. And you will see the result everywhere soon. Many people lost their existence and many become jobless..even in your local homecity.

    • @theviking2877
      @theviking2877 4 года назад +5

      Gary Oakham The British? Oppressive racist colonialism? British troops and led cops shot and arrest Hong Kong protestors en-mass in 1967. The British definitely tried to out-cruel the Communists.

    • @peekaboopeekaboo1165
      @peekaboopeekaboo1165 4 года назад

      @bob morane
      Don't the contribution of the "peaceful protests" bs !

  • @susankwan6229
    @susankwan6229 4 года назад +6

    😔 My mom’s family is from HK. Beef offal from her youth is what she talks about all the time. I hope this owner finds a new place to call his noodle shop home.

  • @rinaabne1324
    @rinaabne1324 4 года назад +77

    So sad they already closed when this video was uploaded

  • @自言自語-o1f
    @自言自語-o1f 4 года назад +24

    I was just informed by my parents who went to this noodle shop to just find it closed already. I stumbled upon this video when I was searching for HK style beef offal noodle soup recipe. I feel sad & old because it seems a lot of the stuff in Hong Kong that were familiar to me are disappearing fast. I wonder how much rent was the owner paying? I wish there were a noodle shop like this near me now.

  • @KaPowProduction
    @KaPowProduction 4 года назад +205

    When it comes to money in HK, there is no sympathy.

    • @randomcallum
      @randomcallum 4 года назад +14

      there isn't in many places in the world

    • @KaPowProduction
      @KaPowProduction 4 года назад +12

      @Lee HK have the most expensive housing market in the world. So, what does that tell ya.

    • @peekaboopeekaboo1165
      @peekaboopeekaboo1165 4 года назад +1

      Tell that to those proponents of "peaceful protests" bs !

    • @mahbrum
      @mahbrum 4 года назад +5

      The rioters also helped to shut down this restaurant.

    • @bobxie8634
      @bobxie8634 4 года назад

      KaPowProduction I thought South Korea, mainland China, and US(at least some parts) is higher

  • @soleilrousseau
    @soleilrousseau 4 года назад +1

    I hope one day Hop Hing can open again. I will be a loyal customer always. Truly the best homemade noodle soup in HK. The kindest owner and the best environment. Wishing many blessings to you and the family.

  • @tracyfox4875
    @tracyfox4875 4 года назад +3

    Awww! This is so sad!
    I’m so sorry for the loss of your restaurant!😢
    Sending you and your family prayers!🙏🏻

  • @Kirkydotcom
    @Kirkydotcom 4 года назад +50

    Give the guy some support... I mean, this is just sad to watch...

  • @MoPoppins
    @MoPoppins 4 года назад +93

    They’ll open again. The market demand is strong, so they’ll definitely find a way. 🙏✨💕

    • @MoPoppins
      @MoPoppins 4 года назад

      M M - I’m not worried about these guys. They’re TOO popular to reach such a premature end. Think broader about locations. This is a DESTINATION SPOT. It’s on the gastronomic bucket list of people traveling from other continents.
      Let’s say they needed seed money. Maybe this is one of those ventures where the fans or an investor(s) would even help to reboot the business. I just don’t think they’re finished yet.

    • @iwinlee
      @iwinlee 4 года назад +1

      not in near future if covid and protesters still ruining HK economy and social life...

  • @otavianiluciano7397
    @otavianiluciano7397 4 года назад +44

    This is really sad... :(

  • @shkr852hk
    @shkr852hk 4 года назад +3

    So sad and heartbreaking. Govt should have stepped in to save this guy to stay afloat. Just as when we can see some light at the end of the tunnel, this guy had to bid farewell to his long running family business 😔

  • @anniekinsmishkamouse7575
    @anniekinsmishkamouse7575 4 года назад +85

    I think it is shameful that the landlord leased to someone else, without notifying them, and displacing them after all this time as a reliable tenant.
    The description is also in error. If they opened in the 1960's they have been there over fifty years, not almost fifty years.
    Shame on the protesters also for adding to this family's problems.

    • @DavidRomero-gh9bz
      @DavidRomero-gh9bz 4 года назад +10

      No shame on the protesters, they're fighting on their freedom of rights before it may be gone forever. It's shame on Carrie Lam for proposing such a controversial bill (and not stepping down yet) and shame on CCP for trying to oppress people like this.

    • @thebookreader287
      @thebookreader287 4 года назад +9

      What do you mean shame on the protestors? What makes HK special is it's freedom compared to the mainland. I hope they find a better place with better rent rates so they could bounce back eventually.

    • @thebookreader287
      @thebookreader287 4 года назад +1

      @Thie Chun then again so is everyone else. We all going to take some time to recover, esp with countries that have political concerns aside from the pandemic.

    • @anniekinsmishkamouse7575
      @anniekinsmishkamouse7575 4 года назад +14

      @@DavidRomero-gh9bz The so called protesters are vandalizing Mom and Pop joints just because they can. It has nothing to do with politics. Or have you turned a blind eye to this part. They attack innocent people who have nothing to do with what they want nor could they control their demands. Are you one of those that feel innocents should die so the politicians can be blamed for not doing what they want. Otherwise known as extortion and terrorism. This man deserves to feed his family.

    • @DavidRomero-gh9bz
      @DavidRomero-gh9bz 4 года назад +1

      @@anniekinsmishkamouse7575 If they're destroying mom and pop joints just because they can, that's not protesting, that's vandalism.
      No, I don't think innocent people should die at all but politicians aren't giving people what they want so that's why people protest, and unfortunately, innocent people get caught up in this.

  • @hayaowennaga
    @hayaowennaga 4 года назад +132

    heartless and greedy landlords...

    • @dangda-ww7de
      @dangda-ww7de 4 года назад +6

      YOu would do the same.

    • @猴皇皮皮善
      @猴皇皮皮善 4 года назад

      They will rent the place to shops catering mainlanders, such as milk powder, jewellery. Local food culture can be destroyed easily

    • @zhongxuanhou2727
      @zhongxuanhou2727 4 года назад +1

      @@猴皇皮皮善 黃尸经济圈啦

    • @maryann8293
      @maryann8293 4 года назад +2

      You mean Hong Kong protests?

    • @Crystalbomb321
      @Crystalbomb321 4 года назад +6

      The landlord has bank loans to pay. Have common sense.

  • @Athrunwong
    @Athrunwong 4 года назад +85

    Hong Kong doesn’t need to be like this...when Britain knew they can’t have Hong Kong, they sold almost all the land to local Tycoons.
    Satellite imagine shows 95% of Hong Kong are green forest. But the land doesn’t belong to the local government, but the Tycoon.
    As population grows, land becomes scarce. Hence the high price of the property.

    • @dwimj
      @dwimj 4 года назад +2

      hahaha. we love west democracy

    • @刘巴顿z
      @刘巴顿z 4 года назад +1

      Dmitri Bulbasaur just wish when the British drew the borders of Hongkong back in the 1800s, they made the size of Hongkong bigger. Hongkong is so busy and noisy and messy.

    • @mimosakhoo
      @mimosakhoo 4 года назад +3

      The tycoon own the Hong Kong land not the government. Most of the HK citizens spend the rest of their life paying mortgage or high rents.

    • @Brick-Life
      @Brick-Life 4 года назад

      there is government leases land to the rich people and groups

    • @kushastea3961
      @kushastea3961 4 года назад +3

      @@Vyxia what was that? 1/3 of covid deaths are from the US because the msm promotes to not wear masks and their president told them to inject bleach?! Such greatness, I have to shield my eyes!

  • @HalfBreedMix
    @HalfBreedMix 4 года назад +72

    Can't help but think maybe if the HK wasn't shut down for most of 2019, the noodle shop may have had enough funds in their coffers to stay open thru/past Covid-19.

    • @ArnavRoy
      @ArnavRoy 4 года назад +10

      HalfBreedMix cant help but think if China actually stopped the disease at source instead of hiding the disease instead of trying to hide it, the world will be a much better place today and this man will not have to close his shop.

    • @eatham2261
      @eatham2261 4 года назад +2

      It’s hard to say if that would be true. A majority of the shops were open during the day time. A majority of the protest happened during the evening. That would only affect dinner sales. So who knows, maybe it could’ve helped or not.

    • @cynthiatam8250
      @cynthiatam8250 4 года назад +3

      @@HalfBreedMix You are so spot on. I am from HongKong myself and even though I support the movement, I think the sunk cost has been too great to compensate at this point. Internally, many local shops don't make enough money to keep afloat and externally HK's role as the international financial hub has been replaced.

    • @Nessal83
      @Nessal83 4 года назад

      @Shawn Li so ccp did not withhold information and threaten doctors to keep quiet?

    • @VashtheStampede007
      @VashtheStampede007 4 года назад +1

      Read the video description, it said the sales went down by 50-60% due to the riots. This Pandemic is just the final push.

  • @erichalim
    @erichalim 4 года назад +16

    50 years and still renting. That must be hard living in HK.

    • @Banom7a
      @Banom7a 4 года назад +3

      no one owned land in HK, only lease as all the land is owned by the government and lease via an agent

    • @jofx4051
      @jofx4051 4 года назад

      @@Banom7a That is even worser

  • @Lawson8489
    @Lawson8489 4 года назад +3

    I just tell how it will be...Landlord didn't agree reduce the rent for this restaurant. They will start looking for a new renter. 1-2 months later they didn't find a new with acceptable price. And lease out the place to first renter with reduced rent. But restaurant what worked here 50 years will not be there.

  • @merymutiarani5106
    @merymutiarani5106 4 года назад +26

    I remember eating this noodle soup with my family while on vacation. So sad I won't be able to taste it again.

  • @austbob7161
    @austbob7161 4 года назад +1

    It’s so sad to see a family run business that was run for over 50 years have to be shut down because of 1 person who didn’t have the kind heart to reduce the rent. And what’s also sad is the customers. Some of them have been coming here for decades and to see their memories of this place go down the drain is sad

  • @Tenshotss
    @Tenshotss 4 года назад +1

    This is so sad to watch. Someone give this man a raise.

  • @limxin6394
    @limxin6394 4 года назад +1

    Im very sad to hear this, I hope their government will help them recover their business. Same goes to me, if the government wont help us small business owners, im afraid i'll also be closing our small restaurant permanently. :((

  • @eekimsantos
    @eekimsantos 4 года назад

    Awww I hope that when the global crisis is over, he may find a better location and landlord. Don’t give up on your business, Sir. More blessings to come 🙏☺️

  • @whatintheworld6413
    @whatintheworld6413 4 года назад +35

    That Rentlord is HEARTLESS

    • @josephcheung6127
      @josephcheung6127 4 года назад +5

      you need to understand, the landlord needs to pay bills and property taxes too, rent is how he makes money

    • @whatintheworld6413
      @whatintheworld6413 4 года назад +2

      @@josephcheung6127 atleast notify the people who rent the land. Theres an ethics in our everyday life.

    • @115Carssssssssss
      @115Carssssssssss 4 года назад +1

      That’s capitalism, nothing right or wrong.

    • @kellyc4866
      @kellyc4866 4 года назад

      @@josephcheung6127 Indeed. No issues there. If the next tenant can't pay the rent and the landlord can no longer rent it out, he just have to declare himself bankrupt. Perfectly fair deal for idiots for overleveraged themselves with a mortgage and have no liquidity means.

    • @billlam7756
      @billlam7756 4 года назад +1

      @@kellyc4866 do you live in hk? Because there's always people looking for rent. Supply demand

  • @peter7811
    @peter7811 4 года назад +18

    The real-estate bubble in these metropolitain cities around the world are about to burst. This pandemic will be one of the main-reasons. The situationn is very critical.

    • @pointblanks
      @pointblanks 4 года назад +1

      Yeah they are and it's been long overdue for a reset. Prices can't just keep going up forever. The music has to stop at some point.

    • @peter7811
      @peter7811 4 года назад

      @@pointblanks And everybody on youtube is just focused on the pandemic actions or china hatery. But they completely ignore what happesn in the background. A lot of people and their families will meet the consequences soon...

  • @dhanush1657
    @dhanush1657 4 года назад +2

    Don't worry about it..you will definitely open a beautiful restaurant near by ....people will always recognize for the best food you've served them ...

  • @KR-fh9iu
    @KR-fh9iu 4 года назад

    So sad that the landlord is only able to see $$$ and not the massive loss of culture and community. Shame shame shame. I wish the noodles shop every success in a new location!

  • @kamyu3755
    @kamyu3755 4 года назад +1

    I hope he finds a new shop to open. restaurants like these need to be preserved.

  • @gosikh
    @gosikh 4 года назад

    A heartwarming story, i wish them well, thanks for the service.

  • @AbbyUwU
    @AbbyUwU 4 года назад

    That portrait art was so sweet and touching 🥺❤️ 🍜

  • @9faris3
    @9faris3 4 года назад +26

    Conclusion: There's nothing wrong with the food. Only the rent was high and lack of customers forcing it to shut down.

    • @spenslaw7857
      @spenslaw7857 4 года назад

      Doing the same thing for fifty years and still paying rent as opposed to owning doesn't seem very smart

    • @itakei
      @itakei 4 года назад +3

      spen's law if they've been doing it for fifty years, they obviously did something smart. As for rent, you don't know that some landlord want to keep making money gradually and not sell property. They know this is a popular spot so raising rent is the thing to do. Besides, Hong Kong's an expensive city to own property.

    • @resumepeacetalks600
      @resumepeacetalks600 4 года назад +6

      @@spenslaw7857 You don't know how real estate works in Hong Kong.

    • @anniechen7618
      @anniechen7618 4 года назад

      spen's law the real estate is ridiculously high. There are some things that you can’t own if you can’t do so at birth

  • @paklihawa1
    @paklihawa1 3 года назад +1

    to be honest most cruel people in the world are hong kong's landlord. they don't give even one day Extra time. whenever your business takes slowly up. they increase rent by almost 50-70%. they are heart of stone.

  • @dohyunchoi3735
    @dohyunchoi3735 4 года назад +6

    This is one of the most beloved restaurant in HK. If I was the landlord of that place I would be honored to have him as a tenant as he had been loyal for so long.
    Most landlords in Korea have been reducing rent to share the burden of this pandemic and the government has been giving tax breaks for those landlords. I'm not trying to brag that we're better but, it's just so sad to see the place say goodbye by the simple greed of a landlord.

  • @Samuelplayz-d5j
    @Samuelplayz-d5j 4 года назад +1

    Make me sad ☹️ even when I walked to my local shopping mall seeing lots of shops closed just makes me very upset 😢

  • @polopatrick3246
    @polopatrick3246 4 года назад +16

    The food looks delicious. I hope they can still bounce back and move to another location perhaps.

  • @sultanjaksel9624
    @sultanjaksel9624 4 года назад +1

    cantonese dialect always fascinates me.. i learned mandarin and find it hard.. seeing and hearing cantonese.. i find its even harder to master

    • @fatpigeon1066
      @fatpigeon1066 4 года назад

      Yes, while similar in some aspects, they differ greatly in others... great that you learned mandarin tho

  • @slaiyfershin
    @slaiyfershin 4 года назад

    Sad only because of the nostalgia of the location but it doesnt mean he cant open again elsewhere. It's just a location closure and not a declaration of bankruptcy beyond coming back from.

  • @Quanic2000
    @Quanic2000 4 года назад +1

    Well as an American I'm relieved to see that greed and shaft landlords isn't exclusive to us.

  • @yeyyeyyey5104
    @yeyyeyyey5104 4 года назад +85

    what a fool landlord!!!

    • @dangda-ww7de
      @dangda-ww7de 4 года назад +5

      no, the landlord get more from other tenant.

    • @fubao99975
      @fubao99975 4 года назад +17

      The landlord also need to survive..everybody suffer during this period, he help the noodles shop but who come and help him? U should blame those protesters and those who consume wild animals

    • @yan2503
      @yan2503 4 года назад +7

      The shop have been operating for more than 50 years, surely have more than enough savings to survive 1-2years of slow business . I think the owner is just another cheapskate businessman doesnt want to hold the fort for his staff.

    • @ShweMyaukMyauk
      @ShweMyaukMyauk 4 года назад +5

      @@yan2503 possibly but why should he worked so hard just for the rent, he has the knowledge and skills to open somewhere else

    • @riamendez6840
      @riamendez6840 4 года назад +2

      Yan Sufray The video OBVIOUSLY states the mans money making went down 50%-60%. Because of that he asked his landlord if he could lower the rent during this time, the landlord then LEASED THE PROPERTY TO SOMEONE ELSE WITHOUT LETTING HIM KNOW. Remember he’s paying rent for TWO “homes” , most can’t for even renting a room.

  • @acmecomments
    @acmecomments 4 года назад

    Glad they gave out free noodles to support the people that had been supporting them for half a century during these hard times.

  • @blobba5442
    @blobba5442 4 года назад +4

    That is one less family-run shop, who knows how many more.

  • @xyneqanon1134
    @xyneqanon1134 4 года назад

    This is not only sad for the restaurator and his familly but for the all community. This kind of shops are the one that give heart to a comunity. They are landmarks not only to a geogrphy sense but from the people life point of view. They play references points in a course of a life. Just listen to their customers. When things go bad, people NEED these familiar landmarks to sooth and heal them. They have a social, economical and psychological value to a community. Is that landlord is in such duress situation himself that he can't see that or is he does he just don't care? Who knows.

  • @sleeplessemployee1582
    @sleeplessemployee1582 4 года назад +13

    This is sad.. :(

  • @Voltaire8559
    @Voltaire8559 3 года назад +1

    When the ccp finally took over hong kong, there will be nothing of “hong kong” left. Autonomy is not an option, its a necessity. If one day in the far future hong kongers wanted to unite with mainland under one system, then a referendum can be introduced then. But when a country places its dignity and credibility on the line by promising autonomy to another sovereign state, they must not break their commitment. Shame on china.

  • @jophang9449
    @jophang9449 4 года назад

    Its really sad to lose an iconic food shop. Hope they relocate soon n to a better location too.

  • @ColonelMichaelOrgan
    @ColonelMichaelOrgan 3 года назад

    Their food looks very delicious sorry to hear they are closing. Please open again.

  • @Goblin.6686
    @Goblin.6686 4 года назад +1

    That's really sad. I hope they can re-open due to the publicity and that they have regulars who adores them.

  • @studiousultraman7873
    @studiousultraman7873 4 года назад +1

    I wish them the best n hope I get to try their noodles one day

  • @bobbymoss6160
    @bobbymoss6160 3 месяца назад

    There's a reason why when you're making profit for your business, you want to buy the property that you're running your business in, instead of keep renting.

  • @jan8919
    @jan8919 4 года назад

    Why not costumers raise money to help this man to keep his shop/rent .

  • @samystarfish5056
    @samystarfish5056 4 года назад

    I wish they did gofundme or something..

  • @kalmage136
    @kalmage136 4 года назад

    I really hope he doesn’t close forever, please run a cart or transportable food cart around & serve it! Perhaps once a week or month. A man who is so passionate of food & customer’s satisfactory is too important to give up.

  • @tunim4354
    @tunim4354 4 года назад

    It's the recipes that made the place unique so they can start it somewhere else. Shouldn't let something like this die.

  • @jan8919
    @jan8919 4 года назад

    His costumers should of raise donation money to keep this man business open and going .

  • @ol3770
    @ol3770 4 года назад

    Too bad. Hope he can find another place. The food looks delicious!

  • @janludwigsantiago
    @janludwigsantiago 4 года назад +1

    So sad but they can still open a new shop.

  • @teckhohng3870
    @teckhohng3870 4 года назад +1

    This hawker should buy up one of these tiny shops and not run the risk of eviction.HK is a capitalistic society and it is a dog eat dog business world.

  • @mimiokie3415
    @mimiokie3415 2 года назад +1

    Chinese people also eat assorted meat. I’m proud of them.

  • @sadmansakib6753
    @sadmansakib6753 4 года назад

    After 50 years you would think they own the building.

  • @ramenseller
    @ramenseller 4 года назад

    We should start a petition. This is too sad 🥺🥺

  • @PureBadBreath
    @PureBadBreath 4 года назад

    What an absolute shame, it is a total loss to the customers and fabric of the community.

  • @ronaldli5
    @ronaldli5 4 года назад

    How have you not thought of buying the store area instead of renting, after 50 years?

  • @dylanreyes
    @dylanreyes 4 года назад +1

    50 years is nothing!
    Come to the UK and if a restaurant/pub wants to be considered old, it has to be over a hundred!

    • @hkchannel9830
      @hkchannel9830 4 года назад

      for hk means something because the place he left was build in 60's

  • @sweetambitions2381
    @sweetambitions2381 4 года назад

    Instead of a shop, take preorders and just hand it out outside on a street or something.

  • @FriendlyFireNA
    @FriendlyFireNA 4 года назад

    The landlord will regret losing a landmark.

  • @Hamsters831
    @Hamsters831 4 года назад

    The pressure must have been too great.. with an unforgiving environment. Sometimes it's better to cut loses. Sad to see a part of Hong kong go.

  • @siewkwanyin8561
    @siewkwanyin8561 3 года назад

    Hope he finds a new place and opens again.

  • @sushiz4700
    @sushiz4700 4 года назад +11

    How dare the landlord do that

    • @sushiz4700
      @sushiz4700 4 года назад

      Yah ik but the landlord should ask for more information and also help to continue this shop though

  • @OjaysReel
    @OjaysReel 4 года назад

    That's it. Rest. Reset. Open shop again. Food shouldn't be tethered to one location. Hopefully any subsequent owner (or next gen) doesn't wait four decades to make long term investment into property ownership.

  • @poonpoonsmith399
    @poonpoonsmith399 4 года назад +2

    The owner should have raised the price of his noodle soup.

    • @pikapikacool
      @pikapikacool 4 года назад

      they already losing customers with existing price.. raising it would mean even lower customers and income

    • @poonpoonsmith399
      @poonpoonsmith399 4 года назад

      @@pikapikacool If business was slow, then I have to wonder about the quality of the food.

  • @jarrodyuki7081
    @jarrodyuki7081 4 года назад +1

    build more in hong kong to reduce rent. the utilities need to be addressed.

  • @plushbatfan
    @plushbatfan 3 года назад

    Too bad, so sad. Those businesses don’t last forever.

  • @yinkuanglee1109
    @yinkuanglee1109 4 года назад

    what's a pity to close this famous resto...

  • @Dark-no5so
    @Dark-no5so 4 года назад +4

    This is very sad. I hope they can keep their business alive after the pandemic is over.

  • @xzw8911
    @xzw8911 4 года назад +1

    Heartless landlord, covid will pass and his sales will become strong again, and landlord will only lose a long term loyal tenant

  • @jarurotetippayachai8220
    @jarurotetippayachai8220 4 года назад

    High rent?! Please reopen in Thailand first.

  • @ecrush5080
    @ecrush5080 4 года назад

    He shouldn't need to worry too much. I mean a shop w/ 50 yr of history and loyal customers will find rather easy path to reopen in somewhere else.

  • @ItzEnochYT
    @ItzEnochYT 4 года назад

    I hope the landlord will suffer bad karma for the terrible thing he did, and that the owner of the noodle house will find luck on this new chapter

  • @richardl9014
    @richardl9014 4 года назад

    This is why you need a contract so the landlord can't raise the rent in whatever they feel like.

  • @wyomingsamurai
    @wyomingsamurai 4 года назад

    How much is the rent? Do they have to pay it monthly or like a large sum for 1 year or something like that. Easy to be upset with landlord without hearing his side.

  • @harrisonqu8359
    @harrisonqu8359 4 года назад +10

    Lol looks like the HK protest pretty much killed this. Well done. This will be the result for EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS IN HK if protests continue.

    • @miko-mn9bg
      @miko-mn9bg 4 года назад

      ah yes, ignore the entire mfing pandemic

  • @willienillie6337
    @willienillie6337 3 года назад

    With this many customers, he can open anywhere in HK, they will come. Whoever knows the owner, please tell him...”if you build it, they will come”..

  • @theparabaik1044
    @theparabaik1044 4 года назад

    He can still sell food, just make it at home and let the person collect it
    Edit: I realised average houses in Hong Kong don’t have private kitchens

  • @mipajaro1
    @mipajaro1 4 года назад

    Best wishes and prayers.

  • @tototoleelee1993
    @tototoleelee1993 4 года назад

    If there’s a way to support it to reopen, I’ll definitely do it

  • @feliciaalbanese3338
    @feliciaalbanese3338 4 года назад

    How sad. Beautiful story

  • @ulerkadut8582
    @ulerkadut8582 4 года назад

    1 question. remain...
    why he didnt try to purchase the store... and only decided to rent?
    its not like his store is new... he said himself... 50yrs history...

  • @audreyli9535
    @audreyli9535 4 года назад

    wait so he is never ever gonna open the shop again?

  • @nepaliman5716
    @nepaliman5716 4 года назад

    I think with strong brand followers .. they can setup shop anywhere in HK and still will be famous... I hope they reopen this place soon.
    . And I can visit it someday. .

  • @tummyg
    @tummyg 4 года назад

    Oh man I used to stop by this place with my dad when we stopped by KT

  • @China_bot538
    @China_bot538 4 года назад

    Thanks, now I'm hungry and sad at the same time.

  • @famisoul
    @famisoul 4 года назад

    The greedy landlord would regret it.

  • @LOADUP01
    @LOADUP01 4 года назад

    If you are reading this. The shop is closed down.

  • @auringaustria4216
    @auringaustria4216 4 года назад

    Sad, but there is nothing we can do with that. May the landlord be blessed with consideration and concern to their renters. After this covid 19, hope that every sinlge food business will rise again and start anew. There is surely silver lining behind every clouds we see.

  • @canningpark
    @canningpark 4 года назад +23

    All it takes is just a tiny corona virus to closed a vintage shop.!

    • @wumpus5
      @wumpus5 4 года назад +14

      Tiny coronavirus?

    • @luciddreamz1446
      @luciddreamz1446 4 года назад +7

      @@wumpus5 😂😂😂 I don't know. I don't think that they thought about it before they wrote it

    • @wumpus5
      @wumpus5 4 года назад +1

      @@luciddreamz1446 yea lol

    • @profk.achuthan3212
      @profk.achuthan3212 4 года назад +8

      Technically the virus IS tiny

    • @wumpus5
      @wumpus5 4 года назад +1

      @@profk.achuthan3212 big brain

  • @kelvinlee5692
    @kelvinlee5692 4 года назад

    How can I contact the owner ? I wanted to expand his business into my area

  • @duydinhnguyen6225
    @duydinhnguyen6225 4 года назад +1

    50 years of work? Where is all the money go noodles men? You call the landlord heartless? You care about your business and family etc? So does the landlord ?
    50 years selling noodles?you make at least million?you can afford a few months rentals.

  • @pascallaw5909
    @pascallaw5909 4 года назад

    According to the logic of some comments here, the shop owner should instead thank the protesters for vandalising his business to achieve his greater freedom.