We have never been a race that has believed in world domination. The closest we have come is to export software coders to all the Western countries. I guess it is a combination of being diligent and willing to work at half the cost. However, China is fast wiping out that competitive edge - the communist doggedness and willing to work for a bowl of rice is irreplaceable...
However, it does feel good to see so many Indians making a mark in UK. I am not the patriotic kinds - but I remember my chest swelling with pride and wiping the imaginary tear on finding an ICICI Bank branch in Hyde Park. London was always well covered - But Scotland too is full of Indian restaurants...from the capital to the highlands. Two high points that will always be memorable...
1) We googled a fancy place called Vintage Bar. On reaching the coordinates, we found the place was taken over by a new management and was now called V Deep. The ambience was good, the staff helpful and had a good mix of people enjoying the food. The cuisine - Indian tapas. I still can't get over the 'goras' stuffing their face with pakoras and washing it down with the finest single malt!
2) What are the odds of finding a Bong restaurant at the shore area? Not just the cuisine, but also the name was Bengali. Glad to know my tribe has gone beyond writing poetry and discussing Marxist ideology and taken a step towards capitalism!
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