How would you feel if there was an invitation to the ‘Squid Game’ on the front door of your house? In fact, residents have emerged from Mexico who have been given envelopes that look like invitations to a ‘squid game’. However, the envelope contained an unexpected content.
On the 12th, Mexican media La Republica reported that some residents of Mexicali, Baja California, northern Mexico, had received an envelope printed with ‘○△□’, a pattern from the ‘squid game’.
‘Squid Game’ is a Korean drama that aired on Netflix and is about a mysterious survival game with a prize money of 45.6 billion won. It was recorded as the highest-grossing film of all time on Netflix and has become a huge hit worldwide.
In the drama, those who receive an invitation printed with ‘○△□’ will participate in the squid game. In fact, Mexican residents who had received an envelope with the same pattern found it in their mailbox.
If so, what is the content? I wonder if a ‘squid game’ is really being held somewhere, but the letter contained a more important story. It was a notice to pay ‘unpaid water bills’. So, the residents who received this envelope are those who have not paid their utility bills within the set period.
This envelope was sent to the City of Mexicali Public Service Authority (CESPM). A public institution responsible for paying city-related taxes. Recently, as the number of delinquents increased, he was thinking about a new strategy, and he said he was inspired by the ‘squid game’. Authorities described it as “a way to encourage non-payment collection in a friendly way.”
It cost 100 pesos (about KRW 5,800) to print 1000 actual ‘○△□’ envelopes. Authorities are hoping to collect overdue utility bills of 1 million pesos (about 58 million won) with a small investment with an idea.
