@cygnus I feel like nearly every time I hear someone called a gringo, it's meant pejoratively, and most of the time when it doesn't get the intended reaction from the person directed at, they're usually too ignorant to get that they're being insulted, which is usually a component to getting called out like that in the first place.
That said, is there room in the world for a competitor to Señor Frog's?
That’s neat! Does it make a difference that they would be the foreigners in my country? Like, are they making fun of themselves?
Edit:
noun: feringhee; plural noun: feringhees; noun: feringhi; plural noun: feringhis
1.
DEROGATORY
(in India and other parts of Asia) a foreigner, especially one with white skin.
Ha! The Navajo have a similar word “Belegana”. That is a weird name for a restaurant in Mormon town.
It seems to be a term directed at white people, so no, probably not... I don't speak Hindi, I just remember seeing the etymology of Ferengi a while back.
FERINGHEE - India, usually disparaging : a Eurasian especially of Portuguese-Indian descent
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cygnus@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 296d
Pretty odd name for a restaurant -- it's a derogatory term to describe foreigners, like a Greek restaurant named "Barbaros".
bulwark@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 296d
So like a Mexican restaurant named gringos?
veeesix@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 296d
Or an American restaurant named Cracker Barrel?
Steve@startrek.website · 1 pts · 296d
Beaners
cygnus@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 296d
I guess so, although I feel like "gringo" has kind of transcended being offensive?
BalooUriza@social.tulsa.ok.us · 3 pts · 296d
@cygnus I feel like nearly every time I hear someone called a gringo, it's meant pejoratively, and most of the time when it doesn't get the intended reaction from the person directed at, they're usually too ignorant to get that they're being insulted, which is usually a component to getting called out like that in the first place.
That said, is there room in the world for a competitor to Señor Frog's?
@bulwark
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 296d
Too ignorant or flat out doesn't care?
TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 296d
That’s neat! Does it make a difference that they would be the foreigners in my country? Like, are they making fun of themselves?
Edit:
noun: feringhee; plural noun: feringhees; noun: feringhi; plural noun: feringhis 1. DEROGATORY (in India and other parts of Asia) a foreigner, especially one with white skin.
Ha! The Navajo have a similar word “Belegana”. That is a weird name for a restaurant in Mormon town.
cygnus@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 296d
It seems to be a term directed at white people, so no, probably not... I don't speak Hindi, I just remember seeing the etymology of Ferengi a while back.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Feringhee
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 296d
“Do you have the lobes to try my tube grub curry?”
higgsboson@piefed.social · 3 pts · 296d
3491 W Frye Rd, Chandler, AZ 85226
lol, they even have feringhee.com
It looks like a pretty decent menu, not just the usual BIR type stuff most places have that all tastes basically the same (not that I usually mind.)
I would definitely eat there if I were in town. Being called a pejorative would be a small price to pay for delicious Indian cuisine.