Some people will put a lot of effort into using the best meals, but this one really takes the cake.
According to Agence France-Presse in Taipei, according to Agence France-Presse, Agence France-Presse reported this week that about 150 insatiable sushi fans have legally changed their names to “Salm”.
Due to a frenzy called ‘salmon chaos’ by local media, a marketing campaign promising virtually unlimited sushi to any customer of Akindo Sushiro with the Chinese characters for ‘salmon’ on their identification card asked dozens of young people to to rush government offices. this week to make the name change.
The promotion, which allowed up to six guests per one “salmon” reference, ended Thursday, leaving an onslaught of paperwork for local government officials to process.
“This kind of name change not only wastes time, but also causes unnecessary paperwork,” Interior Minister Chen Tsung-yen said, according to local reports. The country allows its citizens to change their name legally up to three times – meaning some may choose to change it back – but discourages doing so lightly.
“Beware that you are looking after your good name,” reads a statement made by the Interior Ministry via Facebook on Wednesday.
“Five people applied for a name change today and six more yesterday,” the local registration office, Old Minxin, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, told the Washington Post. ‘We’ve seen changed names like’ Hotness Salmon ‘,’ Dip Wasabi and Eat Salmon ‘and’ Can’t Help but Want to Eat Free Salmon. ‘”
In just one day, about 200 carriers with names containing “salmon” visited on Wednesday, said Dory Wang, marketing manager of Akindo Sushiro.
A university student named Ma told the TVBS news channel in Kaohsiung that they had changed their name to ‘bao cheng gui yu’, which according to the Guardian means something close to ‘Explosive Good-looking Salmon’.
Other newly minted monikers included ‘Salmon Prince’, ‘Meteor Salmon King’ and ‘Salmon Fried Rice’. One vast marine devil has added 36 new characters to their name, most of which include seafood, including the symbols for abalone, crab and lobster.