Sunday, November 06, 2005

the quintessentially english experience of the indian curry house all-you-can-eat buffet

i went for an all-you-can-eat indian buffet last night and it was delicious. when eating on a budget, it is important that meals are cheap, tasty, and filling and the indian buffet really meets are those requirements. it is puzzling how britain seems to have adopted curry as their national dish, and the same men and women sitting down to eat their chicken tikka and naan will complain about the number of immigrants allowed into the uk every year.

the concern with immigration and immigrants is troublesome to me. maybe because that idea of a cultural mosaic that we learned about in grade seven social studies really stuck. maybe because i come from a country with more than enough space. maybe because i realise that the issue is so much larger than simply immigrants taking locals’ jobs. this situation in paris is not helping though. so sad and disheartening.

i successfully averted a plant-related crisis when penelope’s flowers were all droopy and so sad looking, i thought her next stop would be the garbage can, but i filled her up with water and in a few minutes she was perky again. close call.

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