Originally Posted by goldcoastblue

No, enlighten me, I made the statement without any knowledge of what Indian food is just guess work.

CAn you tell me what Indian people eat at home?

what is Indian food? are you Indian?

As for the flag, I find the englishness about it all far too unauthentic, its like the "Cooper" family from the Kumars show trying to be English.

Funny, a st george flag in a Indian restaurants reminds you of home........

Originally Posted by sindydoll

Well it isn't anything that the served up in any Indian restaurant. It is impossible to cook proper Indian food in a restaurant unless the customers were willing to wait a good few hours. As for the flay obviously we are going to disagree on that one but how are the cooper family on the kumars show trying to be English. They live in England are are surely trying to fit in just because they are Indian doesn't mean they have to dress and behave Indian all the time.
Does this mean if all the English wear thongs and have Aussie accents they are trying to be Australian or are they just adapting to the Lifestyle?

Originally Posted by goldcoastblue

weird, I must have watched the sketch wrong,

still think the flag is wrong though.

Originally Posted by sindydoll

Well it isn't anything that the served up in any Indian restaurant. It is impossible to cook proper Indian food in a restaurant unless the customers were willing to wait a good few hours. As for the flay obviously we are going to disagree on that one but how are the cooper family on the kumars show trying to be English. They live in England are are surely trying to fit in just because they are Indian doesn't mean they have to dress and behave Indian all the time.
Does this mean if all the English wear thongs and have Aussie accents they are trying to be Australian or are they just adapting to the Lifestyle?

Originally Posted by 232Bar

Aren't the Coopers off 'Goodness, Gracious Me' - anyone remember the skit they did - "going out for an English"?

Originally Posted by andrew63

Absolute classic!
Extra bland for me please!!

Andrew

Originally Posted by 232Bar

I say top marks to the guy - he has found a large market for his product (ex-pats looking for an 'english curry/balti) and he does everything he can think of to attract them in - ex-pats nights, staff in England shirts, Flag of St George. Ok - might not be everyones taste, some might still expect sitar music and flocked wallpaper - but give the guy his due - he certainly knows his market, and best of luck to him. Would it make the food any better or worse if the staff wore Saris and there was traditional Indian artwork on the walls?

Originally Posted by 232Bar

It's quite nice from 'The Star of India' in Easington Colliery, Co. Durham

Originally Posted by goldcoastblue

Modern too, but I would like too see the girls wear Saris indeed, thats more appealing than some crappy football top that should be reserved for playing football in, sorry my opionion.

Indian artwork defitenly, theres plenty of room for modern ecletic mixes, for sure.

Originally Posted by ABCDiamond

But if they wear Saris, and have Indian artwork etc., they may get customers expecting Indian food ?

Originally Posted by goldcoastblue

Same here, having worked with Indians over the last two years, I can say the majority of what ever you call it in the UK is not what most Indians eat or would be happy with.

Its been adapted to suit the ten pint 12 o'clock england footy fan.....

afvtor a vindoloooooooooooooo, sorry if I upset you guys,

but what is the traditional indian sunday dish is, within 10 seconds of reading this, without looking it up,

answers on a post card,,,,,

I know the one in in Birkdale, is good to average, but I dont like the contradiction in terms

Aussie girls wearing England footy strips, working in a Indian, come Balti restaurant for indian/pakistani, brummy british , just toooo freaky for me....

and they have brummy accents which is no problem, but the st george flag should go....

i like my food indian, just the way it should be.

no offence to you guys, just not my scooner of xxxx

Originally Posted by goldcoastblue

I still dont like the flag, but you are 100% right, the marketing and balls, and the delight of seeing a good british person open a business in the Bayside is to be comended. Are they british, do they have british passports?

Modern too, but I would like too see the girls wear Saris indeed, thats more appealing than some crappy football top that should be reserved for playing football in, sorry my opionion.

Indian artwork defitenly, theres plenty of room for modern ecletic mixes, for sure.

Originally Posted by sindydoll

Gold Coast Blue.. your posts make me wonder, what your actually doing on this forum? ... u dont seem to like the english flag, the english style or the english culture.. to me u sound like an ozi pretending to be a pomme... this is supposed to be a website for britz.