Racism against Asians in Amsterdam

My girlfriend and I, Asian Americans from the Bay Area in the US, are currently on a two week vacation to Europe, having arrived in Amsterdam a few days ago after the German portion of our trip.

While we have enjoyed Amsterdam so far, it seems like there has been some underlying animosity against us based entirely on our ethnicity (Chinese). As we were walking back to our hotel the first night we were here, a man sped by on his bike and yelled “fu*k you China”. Additionally, when we dined at a Dutch fine dining restaurant, it seemed like everyone else around us had been served first even though we had ordered ahead of them from the same set menu (so it wasn’t like we had ordered anything intricate).

Lastly, tonight as we were waking in De Wallen, a teenager/adult side stepped directly in front of me and stared me down. I immediately knew he was looking for trouble and de-escalated by apologizing. As I walked off, he yelled “f*ggot chinaman”.

We had not encountered any sort of direct racism in Germany and having grown up in San Francisco, I had never experienced this level of outward racism before. Are these experiences unique to the Netherlands or just Amsterdam? (considering it is the largest city in the country)

Edit: using a throwaway account for anonymity