A restaurant inTokyohas announced that it will refuse to serve couples on Christmas Eve because their happiness would serve to remind single members of staff of their loneliness.

因担心情侣共度平安夜的场景会让店内单身员工更感孤独，日本东京一家餐厅宣布平安夜拒绝接待情侣食客。

The owner of PiaPia, a pasta restaurant in theHachiojisuburb of westTokyo, has placed a handwritten sign in the window of the restaurant that reads, "We will be refusing entry to all couples on December 24, with no exceptions!"

位于东京西部八王子市郊区的意大利面餐厅PiaPia在橱窗上贴了一张手写告示：“本店在12月24日拒绝情侣入内，没有特例！”

The message is accompanied by an outline of a male figure in blue and a female figure in red and a heart with a large red cross through the image.

这份告示还配上了蓝男红女加桃心，上面加了一个大红叉的简笔画，彰显了店家的决心。

The message suggests that the presence of couples would upset employees having to work on Christmas Eve, stating that romantic duos "would cause severe emotional trauma to members of our staff".

它还指出，情侣们约会的模样会让平安夜还在工作的员工们心生不满。“浓情蜜意的情侣们会让我们的员工情感受到伤害。”店家写道。

Takashi Kyozuka, an employee of PiaPia, said that the sign was put in the window because singles would "feel sad that they are by themselves".

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