Noodle Advertiser

Trying to get free noodles saying you'll advertise their noodles

Noodle Advertiser

Ingredients:

Noodle Advertiser Equipment

Arabella

Inari: Hi, can I advertise your noodle please?
Female manager: What?
Inari: I'll eat a bowl of noodles in front of your shop and advertise your noodle.
Female: Ah.. we have lots of Chinese students coming so we don't need advertisement. Good idea though.
Inari: But how about advertising for British people?
Female manager: But British people don't like our noodles. Too spicy and salty for them. Only for Chinese people.
Inari: Ok fair enough. Thanks
Arabella Advertisement

Big Bowl Noodle

Inari: It's a project, can I advertise your noodle in front of this shop with a spotlight on me?
Male staff: What?
Inari: Are you the manager?
Male staff: No, there is no manager at the moment.
Inari: So you don't have the authority to decide?
Male staff: No.
Inari: But anyway what do you think about this? Do you think it's going to work?
Male staff: Ahh... I don't know. I just don't know because I have never seen anything like this before.
Inari: Ok, Thanks.
Big Noodle Advertisement

Chilli Chilli

Inari: Hi, are you the manager?
Manager: Yes.
Inari: Can I advertise your noodle in front of your shop please?
Manager: What?
Inari: Yeah, with this spotlight on me while eating noodle.
Manager: We don't do that.
Inari: Well but don't you think it's gonna attract people?
Manager: Mmm...
Inari: Do you think it's stupid?
Manager: It's strange.
Inari: Why?
Manager: Because it's raining and your noodle will get wet.
Inari: Oh I see.. Thanks anyway. Oh can I take a photo with you? It's a project.
Manager: OK!
Chilli Chilli Advertisement

New Capital

Inari: Hello?
Male staff: Yes?
Inari: Ah.. can I advertise your noodle in front of your shop please?
Male staff: .......
Inari: I mean, with this light on me while eating noodle.
Male staff: ............
Inari: It's a project and I'm doing an experiment.
Male staff: .........
Inari: Don't you think it's going to attract people?
Male staff: I'm busy.
Inari: Oh ok!
New Capital Advertisement

Summary

1. Arabella: Female manager, she said it was an interesting idea but that her shop
doesn't really need any extra advertising as her customer base are mainly chinese
students who enjoy their native style spicy type noodles which most british people don't like so much.

2. Big bowl noodle: Male staff, Wouldn't give his agreement to project.
Didn't have any idea what peoples reactions would be to inari standing outside the shop. 
He couldn't imagine anything as he hasn't seen anything like that before.

3. Chilli Chilli: Manager thought it was a stupid idea as it was raining outside so the 
noodles would get wet. Also he generally thought it was a strange idea. He agreed to have 
his photo taken for documentation of the project.

4. New Capital: The male staff didn't seemed to understand the concept and simply said he 
was too busy to help.
Aesthetic of Noodle Advertiser Aesthetic of Noodle Advertiser

The true purpose of Noodle Advertiser

The whole point of this project is not only successfully getting noodles for free, but rather 
talking to a particular community to open up the boundaries of their sense of values.
For Liverpool Chinatown workers, it must have been a completely strange experience 
but crossing borders like this on a daily basis could help melt away the rigidity 
of different racial, national, and hopefully religious relations.
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