Comments on: Group Snark: Paris Edition

By: Shefali D

Shefali D — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:01:31 +0000

cool information..

By: Dee Kay

Dee Kay — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:52:40 +0000

When I was last in Paris about 9 years ago there were Punjabis outside every tourist spot trying to flog postcards and keyrings of the Eiffel Tower for a Euro each. Either they arent there any more or the NYT did not think them exotic enough to write about.

There is veg food in Paris, but it revolves around eggs, cheese and bread.

By: Deepak

Deepak — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:36:17 +0000

Very Nice………..

By: Masala Chica

Masala Chica — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:42:49 +0000

Wow, apparently Indians in Paris are this season's new black.

Or brown. Tres chic.

The point is that the NYT times was so spot on - I mean authentic. Its making me want to go eat some of those spicy chickpea things shaped like worms. Too bad he didn't realize if he actually went to the Indian store next door, he could have bought REAL worms (AUTHENTIC, straight from the Pondicherry Tamils). The cumin and slight touch of garam masala really bring out the zestiness of the worm guts. Skip that sweets store, man.

As for the worms, they are cheaper as a side once you buy monkey brain's of course. But don't tell the Westerners that.

Kiran

By: Tutu

Tutu — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:05:03 +0000

Seriously, get over your self. A little defensive of you, it’s a tourist piece, that’s generally how they write them regardless of country. Nothing to make a song a dance out of.

By: anandi

anandi — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:00:19 +0000

Love this! And really, this is what it takes to write for the NYT? What a load of crap. I felt like I was right back in Pennsylvania in the 80s with the "oooh so exotic and mysterious" crap. Sigh.

By: SaheliDatta

SaheliDatta — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:11:05 +0000

This was amazing. I love the format. Y'all should start a band. A Keynote band.

and no one reading this article could possibly BE Hindu

and Sugi seizes the heart of the matter.

I will say that finding vegetarian food in Paris was really freakin' hard. I ate at Italian and 'Indian' restaurants the whole time, and got more leverage out of Bengali than French in terms of making sure it really was vegetarian.

By: Arti K

Arti K — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:14:39 +0000

Oh wow.. the “charmingly timid men” – what a wonderfully emasculating turn of phrase. And, re: ‘naan bread’, it’s the attack of the RAS syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAS_syndrome). Thank you for a fun read! Writers of the world, please do more nonsensical articles so we can get to Group Snark time at SM.