“Vegans, hippies, ecos and Arabs are excluded.” With this Instagram posting, a host from Carinthia caused a real scandal. From January 19, its doors will only be open to “regulars and locals”. The reason: He is tired from decades of the catering business and has no more nerve for discussions with guests. SOS Mitmensch has meanwhile filed a complaint against the local owner.
“We would like to inform you all that our restaurant will be closed on January 16, 2023 and will reopen on January 19, 2023 with six tables for our regular guests and local guests. Vegans, hippies, ecos and Arabs are excluded.” Even internationally in the headlinesThe team from the Peppino restaurant in Millstatt started the new year with this Instagram message. And this is now even making international headlines. Media from Germany and Switzerland report on the restaurant. The ORF recently stopped by. In addition to sushi, lobster and pizza, the restaurant also offers fine wines. Incidents with Arab groups Stefan Lercher, operator of the bar, denies being a racist to the radio. But there have always been problems with these cited groups in the past, particularly with Arabs who have misbehaved. “They put children with dirty shoes on the tables. We asked them to give them down, after that one said he could buy the whole house if he wanted. That’s not good for me.” If an Arab family comes to his restaurant in the future, he’ll tell them that it’s full express. He has been enriching gastronomic life in the market town of Millstatt (Spittal district) for ten years, and he has hosted countless tourists during this time. And too often they would have added to him and his team. The restaurant previously had space for 250 guests, the landlord would now like to reduce the capacity of the restaurant. Host spokesman: “There is no right to a table in the restaurant” Stefan Sternad, spokesman for the Carinthia Chamber of Commerce, sees the case rather calmly. “If an innkeeper says he’s full, then he’s full. Then the issue is closed. There is no right to get a table in an inn,” he told ORF. SOS Mitmensch has filed a complaint against the local owner “I have filed a complaint against the restaurateur with the responsible district authority for racial discrimination based on ethnic origin,” wrote Alexander Pollak, spokesman for SOS Mitmensch, on Twitter on Thursday. The Equal Treatment Ombudsman informed him that her hands were tied without a complaint. “That’s why I filed a complaint straight away,” said Pollak. Armin Wolf also spoke up. “ZiB 2” presenter Armin Wolf also expressed his anger at the bar owner Arabs’ and block aggro trolls on Twitter. Pro tip: You can choose to act like an aggro troll. You don’t choose your ethnic background.”
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