Delivering food in the midst of war, this should be much more expensive than in rainy or snowy weather, right?
I came across a live broadcast from CCTV about the Middle East. A shot made me stunned for a while. The scene was tense, and a Dubai reporter was nervously on air, when suddenly a Meituan Keeta delivery person rushed past behind him. The entire screen's tension was suddenly torn open by this yellow-clad figure — it turns out that even during a war, people still need to eat.
Previously, we referred to necessities as water, electricity, gas, heating, and daily goods like grains, vegetables, and meat. Without water or electricity, life would be unbearable, but what if food delivery stopped? It seemed like people could still endure. However, this incident in the Middle East tells us: when truly extraordinary times come, delivery riders are still running — indicating that people are still ordering, and others are still delivering. This shows that food delivery has deeply embedded itself into people's lives, something that even war can't get rid of.
Interestingly, the countries where Meituan Keeta has been launched — the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait — all happen to be within the affected areas of the current situation. Normally, you might think overseas operations are far away from your life, but now, with CCTV's live broadcast, oh, it turns out that Chinese food delivery has already reached the Middle East, and its supply capability is remarkably stable.
A netizen joked that Middle Eastern elites used to order food based on their mood, but now they might have to look more at our yellow-clad delivery riders — after all, the reliable service verified by war is the strongest endorsement.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858534720020554/
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