--- In [email protected], off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > "Gujaratis, mainly Patels, now own 21,000 of the 53,000 hotels and > > motels in the US. It makes for a staggering 42% of the US > hospitality > > market, with a combined worth of $40 billion. > > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2191584.cms>> >
> Isn't that like saying the Jews own many US businesses? It is an old > tribe, but that does not mean there is any real central godfather to it > > OffWorld > ****************** I don't see any ethnic criticism here. It's just a fact that, because of early success by a few Gujaratis in the U.S. motel biz, a lot of people named Patel (a common surname in Gujarat, which is a state in India, not a tribe) decided not to reinvent the wheel, and also opted into motel ownership in the U.S., which easily suits a family-run operation (hence, Patel + motel= "potel"). To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
