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Old 06-12-2016, 11:46
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Pigs in blankets are a staple part of the Christmas Dinner.
Not in my house! Faffing around with fiddly little blinking extras is not my idea of a fun-filled Christmas, plus they take up a full shelf in the oven which is better filled with far yummier options. Any time I have had them in anyone else's house or a restaurant, the bacon was dry and overcooked, and the sausages tasteless and uninspiring. I'd prefer to cover the table with juicy, succulent, rich foods which can sit an extra 10 minutes in or out of the oven without being spoiled giving everyone time to finish their sentences, visit the loo, find their glass or dig themselves out of wrappers, then photograph the food, pull crackers, top up wine, toast each other, and all the other things they do before finally reaching for the gravy boat.
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Old 06-12-2016, 11:48
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Not in my house! Faffing around with fiddly little blinking extras is not my idea of a fun-filled Christmas, plus they take up a full shelf in the oven which is better filled with far yummier options. Any time I have had them in anyone else's house or a restaurant, the bacon was dry and overcooked, and the sausages tasteless and uninspiring. I'd prefer to cover the table with juicy, succulent, rich foods which can sit an extra 10 minutes in or out of the oven without being spoiled giving everyone time to finish their sentences, visit the loo, find their glass or dig themselves out of wrappers, then photograph the food, pull crackers, top up wine toast each other, and all the other things they do before finally getting around to eating.
They're delicious. Some people like them, some don't.

I do like these posts that describe food people don't like in the worst way as dry and over cooked but food they do like is miraculously juicy and succulent lol.
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Old 06-12-2016, 11:54
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Not in my house! Faffing around with fiddly little blinking extras is not my idea of a fun-filled Christmas, plus they take up a full shelf in the oven which is better filled with far yummier options. Any time I have had them in anyone else's house or a restaurant, the bacon was dry and overcooked, and the sausages tasteless and uninspiring. I'd prefer to cover the table with juicy, succulent, rich foods which can sit an extra 10 minutes in or out of the oven without being spoiled giving everyone time to finish their sentences, visit the loo, find their glass or dig themselves out of wrappers, then photograph the food, pull crackers, top up wine, toast each other, and all the other things they do before finally reaching for the gravy boat.
They're juicy and succulent in our house, the juice runs down my chin and onto my festive napkin that I wear to protect my best Christmas Day outfit. And then I wash each down with the finest wine money can buy, before pulling expensive crackers with my children as we listen to Christmas songs played whilst we eat to the dancing light of wonderful Christmas candles.
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Old 06-12-2016, 11:56
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They're juicy and succulent in our house, the juice runs down my chin and onto my festive napkin that I wear to protect my best Christmas Day outfit. And then I wash each down with the finest wine money can buy, before pulling expensive crackers with my children as we listen to Christmas songs played whilst we eat to the dancing light of wonderful Christmas candles.
What the hell is Gracie Law doing here?!
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Old 06-12-2016, 11:57
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What the hell is Gracie Law doing here?!
You know me, always poking my nose where it doesn't belong.
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Old 06-12-2016, 12:16
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Because of the culture in this country to focus on the bad things that have happened supposedly in the name of Islam or by Muslims.

People now feel like it's worth a news item when something that happens everyday is brought to the fore via social media.
Is there suddenly a culture in this country to focus on these things, or have these things been happening much more frequently, and in greater numbers, in recent years?
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Old 06-12-2016, 12:20
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Is there suddenly a culture in this country to focus on these things, or have these things been happening much more frequently, and in greater numbers, in recent years?
No idea.
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Old 06-12-2016, 13:21
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Maybe because, the churches, restaurants & businesses you mention (particularly the churches!) are Christian based, are celebrating a Christian tradition & holiday period and being generous because of the particular celebration they celebrating!
The owners of this restaurant have no link the celebration at all & as such have no reason to anything special for it at all, in fact it's probably costs them money as the demand for their foods on that day plummets.
By doing this they not only get a huge amount of goodwill & publicity for themselves but also are able to portray their own belief system in that way that it should be which is that of a peace & generous one, rather than a murderous one which it is often only portrayed as.
This.

Good on the restaurant for showing such kindness.
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Old 06-12-2016, 16:15
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Yes, the liberal media would have you believe this is a getsure of good will however, they ignore the fact that:

1) Muslims don't celebrate Christmas therefore Christmas day is an inconvenience for them. So they are lucky to have lonely and vulnerable people who have nowhere else to go.

2) Lonely and vulnerable people can be more easily converted to Islam.
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Old 06-12-2016, 16:21
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Yes, the liberal media would have you believe this is a getsure of good will however, they ignore the fact that:

1) Muslims don't celebrate Christmas therefore Christmas day is an inconvenience for them. So they are lucky to have lonely and vulnerable people who have nowhere else to go.

2) Lonely and vulnerable people can be more easily converted to Islam.
That got a little chuckle for how bad an attempt it was, but still a chuckle to be fair!

If you get any serious replies to this, fair enough, everyone likes to pass a day at work, but it's about a 1/10 on the troll scale.
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Old 06-12-2016, 16:42
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That got a little chuckle for how bad an attempt it was, but still a chuckle to be fair!

If you get any serious replies to this, fair enough, everyone likes to pass a day at work, but it's about a 1/10 on the troll scale.
Oh stop, it's not a troll and you know it. I'm tired of hearing about Muslims and Islam.
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Old 06-12-2016, 16:57
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Oh stop, it's not a troll and you know it. I'm tired of hearing about Muslims and Islam.
Even when it's a good thing that you're hearing about? Why?
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Old 06-12-2016, 17:04
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Yes, the liberal media would have you believe this is a getsure of good will however, they ignore the fact that:

1) Muslims don't celebrate Christmas therefore Christmas day is an inconvenience for them. So they are lucky to have lonely and vulnerable people who have nowhere else to go.

2) Lonely and vulnerable people can be more easily converted to Islam.
Neither do Jews, Buddhists, Hindu's, Jehovahs Witness and many other faiths.

Far from Christmas being an 'inconvenience' at least the people in the op's link are doing something constructive and charitable to help homeless people.

What will you be doing to help them?
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Old 06-12-2016, 17:06
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Oh stop, it's not a troll and you know it. I'm tired of hearing about Muslims and Islam.
So instead of saying you were tired of hearing about Islam you posted a nasty post insinuating that vulnerable people may be radicalised at this restaurant.
If you don't want to be called a troll then might be a good idea not to act like one.
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Old 06-12-2016, 17:12
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They're juicy and succulent in our house, the juice runs down my chin and onto my festive napkin that I wear to protect my best Christmas Day outfit. And then I wash each down with the finest wine money can buy, before pulling expensive crackers with my children as we listen to Christmas songs played whilst we eat to the dancing light of wonderful Christmas candles.
Your children don't do cartwheels on the lawn in front of the Summer-House by any chance do they??
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Old 06-12-2016, 17:35
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Even when it's a good thing that you're hearing about? Why?
Because I don't care! Who gives a flying dodo what someone believes or doesn't and why does it have to make the news? This country is obsessed with Muslims.

Neither do Jews, Buddhists, Hindu's, Jehovahs Witness and many other faiths.
So? What's your point?

Far from Christmas being an 'inconvenience' at least the people in the op's link are doing something constructive and charitable to help homeless people.

What will you be doing to help them?
I'll be giving money to the Crisis foundation for homeless people like I do every year. And I won't be making headline news in order to prove that agnostics are good people. Regards.

So instead of saying you were tired of hearing about Islam you posted a nasty post insinuating that vulnerable people may be radicalised at this restaurant.
My point was that the news is trying to perpetuate an image which one can easily poke hole in.
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Old 06-12-2016, 17:38
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My point was that the news is trying to perpetuate an image which one can easily poke hole in.

In that case perhaps now turn your attention to the Salvation Army.
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Old 06-12-2016, 17:51
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So? What's your point?
That there are plenty of other faiths who don't celebrate Christmas besides Muslims but none i know of view it as 'an inconvenience' as you wrote.

I'll be giving money to the Crisis foundation for homeless people like I do every year. And I won't be making headline news in order to prove that agnostics are good people.
Good. Irrespective of agnostic, atheist or people with a faith, there will always be good people and some bad, but you seem to have a deep seated bitterness and hatred for these people doing good work.

Put the headline story to one side and and try applauding their good work instead.
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Old 06-12-2016, 17:56
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So instead of saying you were tired of hearing about Islam you posted a nasty post insinuating that vulnerable people may be radicalised at this restaurant.
If you don't want to be called a troll then might be a good idea not to act like one.

I read 'converted to Islam' in that post so why switch it and say 'radicalised'? it's an insult to people who've become Muslims and also the faith.
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Old 06-12-2016, 18:03
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They're juicy and succulent in our house, the juice runs down my chin and onto my festive napkin that I wear to protect my best Christmas Day outfit. And then I wash each down with the finest wine money can buy, before pulling expensive crackers with my children as we listen to Christmas songs played whilst we eat to the dancing light of wonderful Christmas candles.
What - not fine white linen? You Philistine.
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Old 06-12-2016, 18:05
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Neither do Jews, Buddhists, Hindu's, Jehovahs Witness and many other faiths.

Far from Christmas being an 'inconvenience' at least the people in the op's link are doing something constructive and charitable to help homeless people.

What will you be doing to help them?
I would hazard a guess - scoffing.
With so much practise it will be as natural as breathing.
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Old 06-12-2016, 18:27
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That there are plenty of other faiths who don't celebrate Christmas besides Muslims but none i know of view it as 'an inconvenience' as you wrote.
I was referring specifically to businesses.

Good. Irrespective of agnostic, atheist or people with a faith, there will always be good people and some bad, but you seem to have a deep seated bitterness and hatred for these people doing good work.

Put the headline story to one side and and try applauding their good work instead.
It's not good work because it's business as usual. Businesses that don't celebrate Christmas would open their doors to anyone because they don't want to lose business. What's so hard to understand? It doesn't make them bad people, it just doesn't justify getting in the news!
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Old 06-12-2016, 18:28
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I went to Hereford today. There are always people in the main square, playing instruments and earning small change.

Today there was a Muslim gentleman with an accordian. He was happily earning his loose change by playing carols...

Admittedly he was playing them far too fast - first time that I've heard "While Shepherds Watched" played as a quickstep... But good on him, promoting inter-faith harmony...
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Old 06-12-2016, 21:21
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I was referring specifically to businesses.
Then you used a very poor example - unless you believe all Pubs, Restaurants, and emergency services are manned entirely by Muslims during Christmas?

It's not good work because it's business as usual. Businesses that don't celebrate Christmas would open their doors to anyone because they don't want to lose business. What's so hard to understand? It doesn't make them bad people, it just doesn't justify getting in the news!
They are providing a cooked meal for the homeless and elderly people free of charge so i cannot see how anyone can say that's 'not good work'. Whats so hard for you to understand about that? There are many non-newsworthy items appearing in papers every day but nobody is forced to read them.
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Old 07-12-2016, 00:56
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I am only too happy to promote in any small way anything that redressed the balance and shows that all muslims are not monsters and are happy to care and share.
I think we all know that already.
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