Zainab Bawa wrote: > of the market. Also, I do not necessarily agree that cooking non-veg gives > foul smell. For that matter, when the neighbours and folks from opposite > building cook sambhar, I get the odour. There are ways of cooking non-veg. > The smell argument is what most people have given to me and even Bengalis > are discriminated in the rental markets on the smell issue. > You'll be surprised that many communities in the US hesitate before letting Indians (all of us are the same to them) live there. I have heard nasty comments about the smell of "curry" in the neighbourhood. I am not saying that this discrimination is acceptable. But it's present, is all I am saying. > 3). If the market is so biased towards vegetarian tenants, then where is the > freedom of choice? Can I not have the choice to choose my own preferences > I guess they expect people to buy and not rent. I've heard horror stories from apartment owners as well. Let's face it, we Indians are racist and discriminatory.
Venkat
