RE: https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/117588221609910192
There are parts of unincorporated central California that basically feel like rural Punjab.
There are also pockets of this in Texas. This country would fall apart without the Punjabi farmers and truck drivers.
There are also Punjabi chicanos
@skinnylatte also true of Italy apparently https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33149580
Nov 10, 2026, 1:23 AMNov 10, 2026, 1:38 AM@skinnylatte @ai6yr Ooops dhaba route is in the article Ben linked 😆 We found it a while ago when we were driving I-5 between CA and OR regularly. Vegetarian food is not that plentiful in high northern CA.
@skinnylatte "Does that chicken korma come with biscuits and gravy?"
@skinnylatte @ai6yr we found a place like this in Bakersfield a few years ago while stopping there on a road trip drive back from San Diego to San Jose. Only time I’ve been asked if I was Indian (it’s not an entirely crazy question - my wife is Indian and the dishes we ordered at this place weren’t what most white folks probably order. It was a great place - Indian ice cream along with great food. I’d definitely recommend the Bakersfield - Fresno route over I 5 (far better food)