It’s fast food’s greatest David and Goliath story. You can’t get a Frosty in Europe, thanks (or no thanks) to this Dutch hole-in-the-wall.

This is what Wendy’s looks like in Europe: A hole-in-the-wall chippie run by some brute Dutch sailors with a serious case of stick-it-to-the-man-itis. It’s the reason a certain billion-dollar, red-headed American fast food chain has been kicked off the continent.

Overall a fun read that I stumbled across while researching access to hot cheetos in Europe.

I especially liked the bit about angry reviews the Dutch Wendy's received from Treat Enjoyers:

“I would like to order a triple in the Netherlands on YOU that is not possible?!? Seriously?!! I appreciate the fact that you use the name of your daughter but also give progress a place, please. I have nothing to do with Wendy's but what you do is selfish. Simple. If you can put out something similar to Wendy's, please go ahead. Until you can put a decent American hamburger on my table, just please sit on the side. Please go find a hobby or something like that.”

Critical support to hot cheetos smugglers and anticorporate snack peddlers rat-salute

  • President_Obama [they/them]
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    6 months ago

    delicacies like ontbijtkoek

    wat never thought I'd hear ontbijtkoek be called a delicacy

  • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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    6 months ago

    Those reviews are hilarious. Europeans will always talk about how shit American food is and then have big ass lines for every American fast food chain that opens up in their countries.