A man in Delhi recently ordered chicken biryani through a food delivery app, expecting a simple meal but instead receiving unexpected life advice from the delivery agent. The agent, while delivering the food, informed the customer, “Chicken and mutton only after Diwali,” giving him a lecture on his eating choices.
The customer, who later shared his experience on Reddit, described how the delivery agent lingered after handing over the order to offer his unsolicited opinion. “What you are doing is not right,” the delivery agent reportedly said in Hindi. “Eat chicken and mutton only after Diwali and consume something clean till then.” Stunned, the customer admitted he could only respond with an awkward smile and thought, “Why does he care anyway?”
The interaction left the man concerned about the safety of his food. He joked in his Reddit post that the delivery agent might have added an unwelcome “ingredient” to his biryani in response to the perceived transgression. The user also mentioned feeling hesitant to take action, writing, “I have his number and name, he knows my home; if I report him, he might make a scene.”
The post quickly went viral, earning over 2,000 upvotes and sparking a debate on Reddit. Several users questioned the delivery agent’s actions, with one user commenting, “Why is he imposing his belief on you? Ask him not to deliver chicken then!” Another user sympathized, saying, “This is one of my biggest fears—this kind of moral policing.”
The customer later mentioned in the comments that he reported the incident to the app’s customer support team, highlighting his experience with the unexpected moral lecture.
