Exposed: canteen rules
2011-05-26
Although the (price) of a bowl of Lanzhou noodles has soared to over 10 yuan in restaurants, you can still get a bowl for 4.5 yuan at college canteens.
The government has placed strict controls on the price of dishes in college canteens. Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (announced) new rules in (May) that the price of staple dishes at college canteens must not exceed 6 yuan. Also, at least 70 percent of staple dishes should cost less than 4 yuan.
However, not many students are (excited) about the news. Instead, many fear that portion sizes will shrink if college canteens are forbidden to raise prices to deal with increasing costs caused by the soaring Consumer Price Index (CPI).
“The kitchen staff serve smaller portions though the prices are unchanged. But it’s no different from raising prices,” said Liang Zijin, a 23-year-old student at Zheijiang University.
Some students have (summarized) several “college canteen rules” demonstrating how stingy kitchen staff can be when they serve students. Let’s take a look at three of the (rules) and also see how kitchen (staff) respond to students’ criticisms.
