Originally Posted by Flora_McDonald:
“Wow! I cannot believe the cynicism in this thread. Seriously some of you people need to get out of the house more. I got a free meal in my local Indian restaurant recently as part of an anniversary celebration. There wasn't a burka in sight, no-one tried to convert me to Islam, and it wasn't a marketing ploy, because they're already well-known locally and have no need of more customers. They just wanted to celebrate their success and give something back to the community.
By the way, plenty of people enjoy going for an Indian meal on Christmas Day. And plenty of British Muslims appreciate and celebrate Christmas.”
You often don't see Burkas in an Indian restaurant.
In fact you hardly see Bengali women working in an Indian restaurant or going out to eat there.
Unlike with Turkish restaurants where Turkish women are employed as waitresses and eat there with friends, too.