“This was a World Cup decoration, not a display of every country’s flag,” another user clarified.
Some netizens attempted to rationalize the outburst, suggesting the actions stemmed from misplaced national pride rather than malicious intent.
“He was probably just being patriotic, but he should have asked politely before accusing the hotel,” one user said.
The incident also renewed long-standing public frustration over China's international football record. The men's national team currently sits 91st in the official FIFA global rankings.
“World’s second biggest population with 1.4 billion citizens cannot even produce a football team to the World Cup.
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Hence no flag. Don’t blame us, blame your country,” another person commented.
