Glasseye Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 OMD ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 One thing that seems common to all Supermarkets (At least in Scotland) is that they all stock a range of Indian cuisine. So maybe they are an alternative to the usual Indian restaurant/Carry out.. Still cannot go. very far from a curry house up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightcrawler Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 46 minutes ago, Jambo said: One thing that seems common to all Supermarkets (At least in Scotland) is that they all stock a range of Indian cuisine. So maybe they are an alternative to the usual Indian restaurant/Carry out.. Still cannot go. very far from a curry house up here. Most curry houses in London are no longer Indian owned/run and have not been for some while. Mainly Bangladeshi these days. I make my own these days. So many ingredients in supermarkets these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 16 minutes ago, Nightcrawler said: Most curry houses in London are no longer Indian owned/run and have not been for some while. Mainly Bangladeshi these days. I make my own these days. So many ingredients in supermarkets these days. Think they have always been run and staffed by mostly Bangladeshi , Indian was more a generic term 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightcrawler Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Stillearly said: Think they have always been run and staffed by mostly Bangladeshi , Indian was more a generic term In the 60s, 70s and even early 80s at least they were mainly Indian run. It wasn't until Bangladeshiis began coming to UK later that they took over and or started up restaurant businesses, especially in places like Brick Lane. Just as the original corner shops were Indian. Now mainly Pakistani and other immigrants from. The Indian sub continent. The India community has done well for itself and moved on. I agree that the the term of Indian food is now rather generic Years ago, I used to work on the floor above Veeraswamy on Regents Street, which was an authentic Indian Restaurant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Nightcrawler said: The India community has done well for itself and moved on. That mirrors many immigrant groups in the US. Work hard, education for their kids, save money, invest, buy real estate, etc. It's been repeated over and over. Much of the current white conservative "backlash" is rooted in the denial and/or jealousy of this process. Pass the curry chicken, please. 😁 🙏 Edited March 14, 2022 by lazarus 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 3 hours ago, lazarus said: That mirrors many immigrant groups in the US. Work hard, education for their kids, save money, invest, buy real estate, etc. It's been repeated over and over. Much of the current white conservative "backlash" is rooted in the denial and/or jealousy of this process. Pass the curry chicken, please. 😁 🙏 About 20 years ago, I did deliveries and cooked pizza for a Pakistani guy in my neighborhood. We became good buddies, actually I’ll try to give him a call, I hadn’t stopped by since COVID hit. Anyway, he came to Canada with nothing, zero English, but within 3 years had a house and $35,000 to buy his shop. Made very good money too, before our economy tanked when oil went south. Anyway, he used to joke about our respective spending habits ”Brown man make $10, he spend $2……White man make $10, spend $11” Its true….. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Just now, Golfingboy said: ”Brown man make $10, he spend $2……White man make $10, spend $11” When I was a river guide we had a saying... "White man make big fire stand way back; Indian make small fire stand close..." 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karon steve Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I used an Indian restaurant in Poole where the Indian always loudly explained that "This was the only bloody Indian restaurant between here and Ealing the rest are bloody Bangladeshi". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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