NRI Topic: Have you ever been subject to prejudice in a foreign land? - Page 5

Originally posted by: sev.puri

Rather that than the fake ass “Indian” food they get fed. Like wtf is a jalfrezi and how many Indians actually eat a vindaloo?😆The Indian Mich Stars be killing it, finally showed them there’s more to our food than the crap being served on Brick Lane by people who ain’t even Indian.🙄

Oh yes, this dish is for some reason in every Indian menu in UK. Matlab they won't have Dum Aloo or even Jeera Aloo par Aloo vindaloo zarur hoga. And the naan 'bread' just makes my heart hurt. Not to mention the Indian(or Desi restaurants for that matter) restaurants prefer Brit customers to other Desi customers. So you are kind of discriminated by people from your own ethnicity, talk about irony😆

Thus, I usually avoid Indian restaurants/street stalls here in London. The Brit version of Indian cuisine is not what I crave. Mostly visit Gymkhana and Benaras, they actually serve authentic Indian food.

Italians and Chinese fare much better than us when it comes to preserving the authenticity of their cuisine.

No, I haven't. But then all my trips have been short term trips of couple of months each. So, maybe I didn't have the time to face prejudice anywhere.

Originally posted by: trouble_006

Oh yes, this dish is for some reason in every Indian menu in UK. Matlab they won't have Dum Aloo or even Jeera Aloo par Aloo vindaloo zarur hoga. And the naan 'bread' just makes my heart hurt. Not to mention the Indian(or Desi restaurants for that matter) restaurants prefer Brit customers to other Desi customers. So you are kind of discriminated by people from your own ethnicity, talk about irony😆

Thus, I usually avoid Indian restaurants/street stalls here in London. The Brit version of Indian cuisine is not what I crave. Mostly visit Gymkhana and Benaras, they actually serve authentic Indian food.

Italians and Chinese fare much better than us when it comes to preserving the authenticity of their cuisine.

I almost felt u r narrating kal ho na ho, just with setting in UK 😆

Yes I have faced some now and then over the years here in the U.K. but my parents faced the most as immigrants back in the 90s 😔💔

Originally posted by: AllThatCritique

Prominence matters the most. Absolutely. The more prominent an ethnicity in a country, the more people know about their customs and traditions. Their way of life. In fact, the purpose of representation is just that.

Ofcourse they cannot be expected to know everything but the average American doesn't even know the basics. Even geography wise. I have worked and have American friends who are as educated as you can get them,living in highly diverse places and yet having no clue about the basics. The trope of an average American being ignorant is not wrong lol. Some even take pride in it for some odd reason.

And I don't base anything I say about Americans or desi culture in the west based on Bollywood lol.

0.82% Indians in the United States. You really think that's prominent?

Also, you realy think the average Indian knows more about the world than an average American? I'm taking the median type, not the kind who hangs out on social media, taking into mind 65% of India is rural? Btw, those village dwellers also take pride in keeping their people naive and uninformed.

Point is not to claim superiority or inferiority. The difference in being informed doesn't happen by nationality or ethnicity. It's by class and availability of resources.

Originally posted by: HearMeRoar

How so? How much does the average desi know about the world? Not talking about your engineering college type with sights set on MBA. A typical Indian... how much would he know about even the U.K.?

Every Indian kid who has been to a primary school knows that there are seven continents and which countries belong to which continent. The basic general knowledge among Indians is much higher, admit it or not.

Originally posted by: Anjalika01

Yes I have faced some now and then over the years here in the U.K. but my parents faced the most as immigrants back in the 90s 😔💔

Sorry to hear that. Could you describe your experiences if you don't mind?

Originally posted by: trouble_006

Oh yes, this dish is for some reason in every Indian menu in UK. Matlab they won't have Dum Aloo or even Jeera Aloo par Aloo vindaloo zarur hoga. And the naan 'bread' just makes my heart hurt. Not to mention the Indian(or Desi restaurants for that matter) restaurants prefer Brit customers to other Desi customers. So you are kind of discriminated by people from your own ethnicity, talk about irony😆

Thus, I usually avoid Indian restaurants/street stalls here in London. The Brit version of Indian cuisine is not what I crave. Mostly visit Gymkhana and Benaras, they actually serve authentic Indian food.

Italians and Chinese fare much better than us when it comes to preserving the authenticity of their cuisine.

That’s because 90% of “curry houses” in the UK are Bangladeshi owned and not Indian owned, hence the lack of authentic food. It’s pretty sad that people think that’s Indian food. I’m not sure if that preference still exists. Historically it was because Brits would buy daaru, but honestly Indians will put Brits to shame these days with their alcohol consumption.😆

Sorry for hijacking your topic OP and making it all about food🙈

When I first moved to the USA in a somewhat middle of nowhere place, I was asked about snake charmers and elephants. But I think now IT has become so big, people don't think of India about that way. Now it is more they are stealing our jobs!

Originally posted by: Mahisa22

Every Indian kid who has been to a primary school knows that there are seven continents and which countries belong to which continent. The basic general knowledge among Indians is much higher, admit it or not.

Highly doubt it if you're talking about the average Indian. Try any rural schools.