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Very common to see pakistanis and Bangladeshis running "Indian" restaurants confined to "Punjabi" food.:rolleyes:
Lot to do with acceptability of Indian food and soft power India carries which these guys leeches on.
 
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Very common to see pakistanis and Bangladeshis running "Indian" restaurants confined to "Punjabi" food.:rolleyes:
Lot to do with acceptability of Indian food and soft power India carries which these guys leeches on.

It's got nothing to do with soft power or perceptions.

Simply speaking, its Pakistanis and Bangladeshis accepting their identity away from the hostile glare of social media and forum wars.

They remain Indians. Who broke away for political expediency.

Cheers, Doc
 
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I once asked a restaurant owner the same thing and he said that its a marketing strategy to get more customers. Remember there are over a billion Indians and you find them around the world and people have an understanding what kind of food to expect as its so similar.

It is not that simple. Many Pakistanis do add Indo/Indian to their establishment names to fit in.

I have been to a few Pakistani restaurants here myself. The clientele is mostly Pakistani. Majority of the Indians hate enough to avoid Pakistani restaurants.

Indians dont avoid grocery shop that much knowing the owner is Pakistani.
 
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It's got nothing to do with soft power or perceptions.

Simply speaking, it
India’s rich cuisine is a soft power that deserves investment
https://indiaincgroup.com/indias-ri...at-deserves-investment-india-global-business/

Simply speaking, its Pakistanis and Bangladeshis accepting their identity away from the hostile glare of social media and forum wars.

They remain Indians. Who broke away for political expediency.
That hostility or uninviting brand is not just on social media ,its on ground specially in UK.
Its the dissociation with them that we have earned over decades with our hard work and ethics which should not be tarnished by feelings of "they remain Indians".
 
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It is not that simple. Many Pakistanis do add Indo/Indian to their establishment names to fit in.

I have been to a few Pakistani restaurants here myself. The clientele is mostly Pakistani. Majority of the Indians hate enough to avoid Pakistani restaurants.

Indians dont avoid grocery shop that much knowing the owner is Pakistani.

So if they hate the restaurant and not the grocery shop, does that mean they hate the taste of the food?
 
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Not yet


I know that. If somebody eats lahori donkey meat, only idea comes in brain is to roll in dirt.


Dinner they served in restaurant and you liked.

And don't be so serious, unless larvae of solider flies from frog eggs have developed early wings in your brain.

Oy pangi lahoriya, gaal siddi kar ya dafaa ho. Awein logon da waqt zaya karda pir da.
 
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So if they hate the restaurant and not the grocery shop, does that mean they hate the taste of the food?

Taste is good. Not extraordinarily different to Indian. Some unique dishes (Nehari, etc). Servings are even bigger I would say.

No idea why more Indians wouldnt visit Pakistani establishments.
 
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India’s rich cuisine is a soft power that deserves investment
https://indiaincgroup.com/indias-ri...at-deserves-investment-india-global-business/


That hostility or uninviting brand is not just on social media ,its on ground specially in UK.
Its the dissociation with them that we have earned over decades with our hard work and ethics which should not be tarnished by feelings of "they remain Indians".

You have your point of view and I'm confident you are welcome to it.

Cheers, Doc
 
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Taste is good. Not extraordinarily different to Indian. Some unique dishes (Nehari, etc). Servings are even bigger I would say.

No idea why more Indians wouldnt visit Pakistani establishments.

You should try Chapli kebeb and haleem.
 
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Taste is good. Not extraordinarily different to Indian. Some unique dishes (Nehari, etc). Servings are even bigger I would say.

No idea why more Indians wouldnt visit Pakistani establishments.

Indian food sucks. I've tried a few times.
 
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