Tourist Finds New Thing To Complain About
by Ngyen Ayi
A tourist visiting a local cafe was left in shock and disbelief when he asked the barista for the wifi password and was given the name of the network in the cafe as the answer.
The foreigner, who wished to remain anonymous, had been enjoying a cup of coffee and browsing on his smartphone when he decided to connect to the cafe’s wifi network. He approached the barista and politely asked for the password, only to be told that it was the name of the cafe itself.
“I couldn’t believe it,” the tourist said. “I mean, I could clearly see the name of the wifi network on my phone, and it was the same as the name of the cafe. Why would I want the name of the network? It’s like they’re not even trying.”
When the password turned out to be eight number eights, the tourist went on to express his disappointment with the cafe’s lack of creativity and originality, stating that he had expected more from a “culturally diverse and cosmopolitan city” like Ho Chi Minh City.
“Eventually, I thought I was going to get some sort of clever and witty password, like ‘espresso4life’ or ‘latteartislife’, but instead I got one I could have guessed without asking.”
The cafe’s management declined to comment on the situation, but sources close to the barista in question claim that he was simply following protocol and that the cafe’s wifi password had always been on the receipt anyway.
The incident has sparked a heated debate on social media, with many users expressing their own disappointment with the lack of creativity in wifi passwords at cafes and other public spaces. Some have even gone so far as to create their own wifi networks with clever passwords, such as “cappuccino_monster” and “coffeeislove”.
For now, it seems that the tourists will have to make do with asking for the wifi password a second or third time before handing over their phone for the barista to enter it for them. “It is so annoying because when they enter it, then I still don’t know the password for my laptop I want to work on.”
But perhaps this incident will serve as a wake-up call to cafes and other establishments around the world, inspiring them to answer the question the first time. We can only hope.