yes so i dont see your point. a joint that serves faux european food vs a joint 
that serves authentic malay versus an italian woman who has lived in india for 
decades, enoughh to be a naturalized citizen, wears a sari and speaks hindi

sonia is at the shiok end of the spectrum rather than the mcrennett end i must 
say

--srs (iPad)

On 01-Sep-2012, at 12:46, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> shiok serves thai and malay food but i would hardly describe madman as a 
>> malay
> 
> Neither would I, I said "Malyali"
> 
>> the adjective european, thai etc apply to the joint itself rather than the 
>> mudaliar or menon who founded it.
> 
> Indeed. The phrase that started this thread:
> 
> "McRennett is as European as Sonia Gandhi is Indian."
> 
> Pretty clear it was talking about the joint rather than the founder, yes?
> 
> Udhay
> -- 
> ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
> 

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