Quote:
|
Originally Posted by lindalove
What type of person could enjoy a meal after passing a stern-looking picutre of Der Fuhrer? That would be a real appetitie killer to most people.
You have to wonder about the rationale of someone to even think this was a good idea. Frankly, I think it's just plain stupid. What's next "Pol's Pot, all the mystery meat you can eat for $5.99"? Try the teriyaki seasoning; you'll never guess the secret ingredient.
Despite my feelings for the place, though, the guy has every right to open and maintain such an establishment, and it'll just be up to consumers to show IMO good judgement and let the place fail miserably.
|
I don't think Hitler would have the same effect on the average Indian as it would on the average European or American. Hitler is sort of a generic 'bad man' but his actions also helped India indirectly gain its independence from the U.K.
We have restaurants in Chicago that feature mass murderers like Al Capone and other gangsters, and people think thats just fine.
Hell I can imagine a Chinese themed restaurant with pictures of Mao all over and that guy is, in terms of murder, and I hate to be cliche here, 'worse than Hitler'. A quick google search gives this. Imagine if it was a book with Hitlers favorite recipes.
Quote:
Fuchsia Dunlop on how to eat like Chairman Mao
Posted in Quicklinks | 23 July 2006
Fuchsia Dunlop
More from Observer Food Monthly: Fuchsia Dunlop on how to eat like Chairman Mao. There's a recipe for Chairmain Mao's red-braised pork in this excerpt from her new book on Hunan cooking, The Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook. I guess this means I can talk about the book now - Fuchsia asked me to hold off until the Observer published. More later this week.
|
So really, its bad taste, perhaps as bad as it gets, but its not nearly as hard to understand than someone doing the same thing in NY or Warsaw.