A woman surnamed Liu (劉) on Saturday accused the owner of a South Korean-style restaurant in Taichung of defamation for allegedly saying that her body odor was affecting other diners at the restaurant.
According to a report on ET Today on Tuesday, Liu and her boyfriend were forced to leave the restaurant after the store’s owner said they had received complaints from other customers that her body odor was affecting their dining experience.
The report said the owner refunded Liu for her meal, which had not yet been served.
Liu said that the owner spoke so loudly that the entire restaurant knew why she was leaving.
“This is an insult on my character,” Liu said.
Taichung City Police Department chief Hsiang Chun-chin (向群欽) said that the owner asked Liu and her boyfriend to leave the restaurant because they were full and that there was no other available tables for them sit at.
Despite being refunded in full, Liu said that she was a paying customer and that the restaurant had no grounds to ask her to leave and she called the police, the report said.
The restaurant’s owner denied reports that she said Liu had a strong body odor, adding that she had not meant her comments to be offensive, the report said.
Lin Shin Medical Corporation Hospital department of surgery head Chu Shun-tien (朱舜天) said some individuals might have a stronger body odor that offends others, but, body odor varies between individuals and body odor is not an illness.
Consumer Protection Committee officials said that though the restaurant offered a full refund after asking Liu to leave, legal contracts made binding by the exchange of money are not so easily reneged unilaterally.
Customers have the right to file for damages if the owner of an establishment has not fulfilled their debt obligations, an official said.
The case is being investigated and Liu has filed for damages.
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