I know the viewing was sometime ago, but I just wanted to say that the documentary that Effy screened "Ketchup in your curry" really aggrivated me at times. That patriotic Indian man who was furious over the introduction of KFC in India annoyed me so much. I understand that it wasn't so much the KFC, but the Western ideas that it represented that irritated him. What's wrong with a little Western spice in Indian culture. We in Australia (most of us anyway) embrace the Eastern cultures and love getting involved. Just have a look at Chinatown. I think that the Indians need to lighten up a little bit.
What do you think?
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I enjoyed your comments about KFC in India. It made me giggle as I hadn't looked at it that way. Perhaps the man who rejected it was an older man set in his ways who doesn't eat Western style food or perhaps he has distant memories of a colonial power infiltrating his culture, who knows. Anyway thought your comments great and took away some of the seriousness of the subject. Regards Yvonne Darburn
Thanks for your comment Yvonne. I'm glad it made you giggle. I guess I hadn't looked at it your way either, all I could see was an Eastern man criticising the West. You've really shed some light. Thanks again!
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