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I would like to know if I am able to sue this person as I am Taiwan Nationality and this person is under working Arc in Taiwan for one year in a Indian restaurant he wrote such comments on the google and facebook which is so embarrasing to me and to my friends what should I do. It also effecting my work too. I am in depression.
Depression it keeps haunting me those words he wrote I just gave one point on the restaurant review which is true. He gives the left over sauce that had been eating by other customers and is been reused again for the new customers. This is not hygiene at all.
I suspect half or more restaurants in Taiwan reuse the sauce and even unused meat and veg from other customers. You don’t think the frugal restaurant owners here are going to let a big plate of unused food go to waste, especially buffets and hotpot restaurants.
I leave negative reviews as well as positive ones all the time in Taiwan, I just do it behind a pseudonym. I keep it factual and base it on my opinion… (eg on that occasion I felt the food was too burnt, oily) that way it shows it is just your opinion on that day and not a complete judgement on the restaurant as a whole.
We need to know what was posted to decide if it was defamation or not. It’s fully understandable if you do not wish to post what was said about you, but if that’s the case then you will need to consult a lawyer. Nobody here can give you a definitive answer without knowing what was said about you.
I had a friend who was in a similar situation, and she decided to sue.
She won the case, and was awarded a fairly large amount of money as compensation
I recommend you sue, not only because it’s important to teach the person you can’t just behave like that, but also so that you yourself get some justice.