Racist owner spoiled a lovely evening I was having with friends. Pricey place which should probably put up a "White Dutch customers only" sign.
I, a visibly Asian woman, asked the owner if I could pay up for my drink since I was leaving earlier than my friends. Owner says this is not possible. Not with card, with cash and exact change either. He leaves and I ask the waiter who served us, he also says no.
I come back to my table, and ask my 6 Dutch friends (all Caucasian) if this normal. They say they have been there before and it was never a problem. A Dutch friend goes to the owner and he says "of course!".
So I go up to the owner and ask him why it wasn't possible when I asked him five minutes ago, but now that we have 6 additional people it is. He says "Normally this is not possible but I feel generous". I ask him what has changed within the last five minutes. And he says again, what has changed between me, a single person asking to pay, and having six MORE people to all pay separately. He repeats, "I am feeling generous. It's your lucky day!".
I have been treated in a similar manner at the "Brasserie Kaizer" in the inner city center when I was with my friends, not all of them Caucasian. There too the problem was solved when white Dutch friends went up to owner and "talked to him". And again, friends who had dined there only in company of Caucasian people did not have this issue. Clearly, these two owners are big fans of Geert Wilders!
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