Along_the_Wire Chinese chips shops? Whatever next?
You may be being facetious or genuine, I’m not sure, because you’re a Scot who now lives in London. But there’s fucking loads around Liverpool, Chester, Warrington, North Wales, they absolutely cornered the market like the eyeties did in Scotland and the Turks and Greeks did with takeaways in parts of London.
Hence, the salt and pepper box…
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/liverpools-best-salt-pepper-boxes-15668432