Warning To All Travellers: British Seagulls Are STILL No Joke
I work in a classic fish-and-chips shop on the beachfront of a touristy town in south England. We get a lot of tourists, and a lot of them don’t realise just how committed our seagull population is at getting to our tasty tasty chips.
I am serving a couple who sound American. They’ve ordered a portion of chips each.
Me: “Would you like those open or covered?”
Customer: “Open, we’re going to eat them now.”
Me: “Of course! Take any table.”
Customer: “No, we’re taking them outside; it’s such a nice day!”
Me: “It is, but just to warn you our seagull population is known to not be scared of humans. I would keep an eye out for them if you’re going to eat these outside.”
Customer: “Son, I’m from Maine, and our seagulls could eat yours for breakfast. We’ll be fine.”
I smile and nod, and off they go. The door hasn’t even closed behind them before I see a seagull swoop in and knock the entire portion of chips to the ground.
Customer: *Screaming to the sky.* “F*** you, you… you stupid beach chicken!”
I have since always called them beach chickens and nothing else…
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Warning To All Travellers: British Seagulls Are No Joke
