Man eats stranger's leftovers, netizens shamed  

老人感叹浪费可惜面馆里吃剩饭 引发网友反思(图)

昨日一条关于“光盘老人”的微博在网上热传。微博网友@xiuguo称，他在广州一家面馆吃饭，坐对面的客人走了，剩下半碟生菜几根面条。一位老者问：我可以吃吗？得到肯定后，很虔诚地吃完了剩面、菜。这位网友想给老人买饭，但老人拒绝了，他说只是看到餐桌上的浪费很可惜。“开始我以为他是乞讨的，等我明白之后，顿时觉得自己在他面前矮了。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A senior man who ate a stranger's leftovers at a Guangzhou restaurant has shamed many people into promising to be frugal about food, the Guangzhou Daily said on Tuesday.

The story of the man dubbed "Guangpan Laoren" (senior man of empty plate) was posted by a netizen named "xiuguo" and drew much attention Monday on Sina Weibo.

A man named Zhang Jianxin said online that he and a friend dined at an old and famous noodle restaurant in Guangzhou on Sunday afternoon, and that they shared a table with a younger man who left without finishing his meal. Not long after, a senior man wearing old but clean clothes walked over and asked if he could eat the leftovers.

Zhang offered to buy another bowl of noodles for him, but the old man refused, saying he wasn't a beggar.

"I just hate to see food go to waste," he said.

The virtuous senior has struck a chord with netizens, many of whom have promised to reduce food waste.