Two bloggers played a joke on the security of the supermarket – and at the same time on the Indonesian authorities. They clearly did not expect that their trick would have such a sad ending.
The deportation ended with an attempt by bloggers to “gather likes” in an Indonesian supermarket. They decided to expel a Russian woman and a Taiwanese from the country, who wanted to play a trick on the staff and visitors of the supermarket. A blue mask was painted on the girl’s face, and she walked into the trading floor, trying to keep a confident expression on her face.
The guards did not pay attention to the fact that the mask was painted. They measured the temperature and let the Russian woman and her friend through, who was filming everything that was happening on the camera of the phone. But one of the customers sounded the alarm, and the pranksters were not only thrown out of the store: they were accused of violating the governor’s decree on the mandatory wearing of masks.
The video, shot by a cheerful couple, really attracted attention – but not the one that bloggers were counting on. The video caused a wave of indignation among the people of Indonesia, who themselves must comply with all safety measures during the pandemic.
In Indonesia, foreigners are required to abide by the laws of the country. And violators who cynically disregard the rules are easily sent home.
The trick with the passage to the store without protective equipment was a success thanks to the peculiarities of our brain. The guard expected to see a blue mask on the girl’s face, and therefore did not carefully examine whether it was painted or not, and focused on measuring the visitor’s temperature.
However, in the era of a pandemic, when wearing a mask is a safety measure, such a life hack can be seen as a threat to others. Which is what happened in this case. Well, they don’t go to someone else’s Bali with their own charter … However, the charter all over the world is now the same: we wear masks and protect ourselves and others from the virus.