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> Also, most Indian Restaurants in India, if not owned, are pretty much run (cooks, etc.) by Nepalese. Really? There must be some odd social dynamics behind th

> Also, most Indian Restaurants in India, if not owned, are pretty much run (cooks, etc.) by Nepalese. Really? There must be some odd social dynamics behind that because it sounds so implausible going from demographics alone.

sthatipamala 4y ago
Immigration. India is a bigger economy than Nepal and Nepalese come there to do work like this.
- bobthepanda 4y ago
  Also, restaurants are competitive, wages are low, and barrier to entry is low (no required credentials), so they naturally lean more immigrant heavy. In the US a lot of professionals end up taking menial jobs because their credentials do not transfer to the US.
fakedang 4y ago
Cheaper, more diligent, less likely to cause issues.... Well at least these are some of the reasons I've been told. Also Nepalese isn't necessarily Nepali citizens. India and Nepal are so intertwined, both countries citizens have free passage across each other. A significant percentage of Indian citizens in the very highly populated states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal are of Nepalese origin. I would assume the total number of Nepalese Indians would be at least 30-50 million, considering that the collective population of the above 3 states alone amounts to roughly 460 million.
- MichaelZuo 4y ago
  Ah that makes more sense, I was thinking it was literally Nepalase citizens or dual citizens staffing most Indian restaurants in India...
gumby 4y ago
This kind of phenomenon is pretty common, basically due to network effects. Consider how many small town motels in the US are owned by Patels. Or those “Chinese” (definition and style changes in every country) restaurants: regardless of the cuisine written on the window (Sechuan, Hunan, Cantonese, Shanghaiese…) what is the ethnicity of the owner likely to be (depending on what country you live in)?
- jrochkind1 4y ago
  Or the USA "greek diner" phenomenon of the 20th century.

sthatipamala 4y ago

Immigration. India is a bigger economy than Nepal and Nepalese come there to do work like this.

bobthepanda 4y ago
Also, restaurants are competitive, wages are low, and barrier to entry is low (no required credentials), so they naturally lean more immigrant heavy. In the US a lot of professionals end up taking menial jobs because their credentials do not transfer to the US.

fakedang 4y ago

Cheaper, more diligent, less likely to cause issues.... Well at least these are some of the reasons I've been told. Also Nepalese isn't necessarily Nepali citizens. India and Nepal are so intertwined, both countries citizens have free passage across each other. A significant percentage of Indian citizens in the very highly populated states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal are of Nepalese origin. I would assume the total number of Nepalese Indians would be at least 30-50 million, considering that the collective population of the above 3 states alone amounts to roughly 460 million.

MichaelZuo 4y ago
Ah that makes more sense, I was thinking it was literally Nepalase citizens or dual citizens staffing most Indian restaurants in India...

gumby 4y ago

This kind of phenomenon is pretty common, basically due to network effects. Consider how many small town motels in the US are owned by Patels. Or those “Chinese” (definition and style changes in every country) restaurants: regardless of the cuisine written on the window (Sechuan, Hunan, Cantonese, Shanghaiese…) what is the ethnicity of the owner likely to be (depending on what country you live in)?

jrochkind1 4y ago
Or the USA "greek diner" phenomenon of the 20th century.