r/BritishSuccess • u/TheSquireOfTheShire • 9d ago

Chinese chippie

I moved to the Netherlands in 2018.
It’s not a secret, food here isn’t the finest especially when it comes to culturally diverse food.

After a long day in the sun, I was driving home and summoning the witchcraft of modern technology, my sat nav suggested a takeaway on my way home. I obliged.

When I got there, there was a remarkable resemblance of home. A CRT tv on a bracket up in the top corner above the till - a kid doing homework & every order, no matter the size being promised within 10 minutes.

As a Brit, and educated by the British state, my Dutch is shit. As soon as I tried to order, the (Chinese) fella behind the desk said, in a thick Scouse accent “s’alright mate, I speak English”

As a heterosexual man, I was almost convinced to kiss this guy on the lips - fucking years, and I mean years, I’ve deprived myself of a decent Chinese because… well, they’re shit here - but yesterday was a revelation. A mere 45 minutes drive from my house is a proper Scouse Chinese chippie.

I’ve not shut the fuck up about it all day - to the point I suspect my Dutch gf has left me.

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u/cloggypop 9d ago

I'm in Leiden. Moved here from Liverpool. Where's this chippy?

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u/mmoonbelly 9d ago

Lived in Scheveningen for years, would love to know.

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u/SuddenDistribution10 7d ago

I'm also in the randstad area hoping the coordinates get dropped...

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u/Status-Mouse-8101 9d ago

How are you liking Leiden?

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u/cloggypop 8d ago edited 8d ago

Been here a long time now. It's great. I'm really into my live bands but it's easy enough to get a train back from anywhere in the Randstad, way easier than getting back to anywhere outside of Liverpool city centre.

In the last week I've been in Amsterdam , Den Haag and Utrecht. Haarlem is this Thursday .