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Old 15-01-2013, 08:34
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Is it because the food is basically rubbish and only meant for 'westerners'?
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Old 15-01-2013, 08:50
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That's simply not true. Funnily enough on my last visit to Brick Lane, just after Christmas, on the table next to ours there was a large party of young Asian men enjoying a night out.
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Old 15-01-2013, 08:57
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I wish my Indian father in law to be would eat somewhere else other than an Indian restaurant!
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Old 15-01-2013, 09:12
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Cooking for your family at home is a big part of Indian culture. Many don't eat out at all.
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Old 15-01-2013, 09:37
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Is it because the food is basically rubbish and only meant for 'westerners'?
I only eat in Indian resturants where I have seen Indians eat.
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Old 15-01-2013, 10:43
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I only eat in Indian resturants where I have seen Indians eat.
Me too, there are many good Indian resturants in Leeds were Indian people eat. Otherwise they are just curry shops serving food to peole out for a few beers.
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Old 15-01-2013, 13:14
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I only eat in Indian resturants where I have seen Indians eat.
This only works to a certain extent. British people eat at crap British restaurants all the time, no reason to suspect Indian people are different.
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Old 15-01-2013, 13:20
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I've seen plenty.
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Old 15-01-2013, 14:03
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They go for an English.................
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Old 15-01-2013, 14:14
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They go for an English.................
Beat me to it . Also they probably cook their own at home just as good if not better, Indian food on the high street is not exactly cheap.
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Old 15-01-2013, 14:24
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I'm similar to an Indian, and I'd only eat Indian food from an upmarket Indian restaurant, as most Indian restaurant/takeaway food in London is cack. If I want spicy food I have my mum bring it to me, nice fresh food with hardly any oil.

I use an Indian restaurant sometimes when I go to Birmingham, the food is fabulous.

I also sometimes eat my friend's husband (Punjabi chap) food. His lamb curry is sex on a plate.

I think most Indian people would only go to the fantastic places which are either authentic or upmarket (or both). Or just get it at home.
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Old 15-01-2013, 14:26
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'indian' food in the UK is largely a british invention.

british asians are as likely to enjoy a curry as anyone else.
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Old 15-01-2013, 19:40
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I also sometimes eat my friend's husband.
Sorry VS i couldn't resist
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Old 15-01-2013, 19:50
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Maybe the restaurants diary_room frequents arnt good enough to attract Indian customers
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Old 15-01-2013, 20:19
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I eat at Indian restaurants sometimes but tbh we cook indian at home a lot so its nice to have a chance when we go out
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Old 15-01-2013, 20:36
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They go for an English.................
Give me the BLANDEST item on the menu please
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Old 15-01-2013, 20:39
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We went to a buffet Indian restaurant in South Shields and it was full of asians. You'd think a buffet type place wouldn't do the finest Indian cuisine but it tasted great to us and must be acceptable for the others eating there.
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Old 15-01-2013, 20:41
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I've seen lots of Indians eating in Indian restaurants and if they don't its probably because they can cook the food as good at home!
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Old 15-01-2013, 21:39
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Beat me to it . Also they probably cook their own at home just as good if not better, Indian food on the high street is not exactly cheap.
But British people cook British food at home and still go out to British restaurants.
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Old 15-01-2013, 21:45
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A pal of mine is a second generation Bangladeshi and his Dad has nineteen or twenty restaurants in and around this area. Every time I ever go in any of them, there are some of his extended family eating in them so either they are all just there as window dressing for gullible white and black people, or they are actually eating their dinners in there.
I suspect the latter.
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Old 15-01-2013, 21:47
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I guess it depends where you go. Lots of Asians eating in the places on or around Commercial Road in London
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Old 15-01-2013, 21:50
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A pal of mine is a second generation Bangladeshi and his Dad has nineteen or twenty restaurants in and around this area. Every time I ever go in any of them, there are some of his extended family eating in them so either they are all just there as window dressing for gullible white and black people, or they are actually eating their dinners in there.
I suspect the latter.
If his relatives are eating in there, they're probably eating for free!
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Old 15-01-2013, 21:52
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Sorry VS i couldn't resist
Oops! My writing and grammar is getting so bad these days (I blame Digital Spy forums!)
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Old 15-01-2013, 22:14
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Maybe if you went to the right Indian restaurants?


Bit like going to Pizza Hut and expecting to see Italian people there as it is an Italian restaurant
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Old 15-01-2013, 23:04
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I must have just been to the wrong restaurants then!
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