A throwback from few years back. One fine noon I arrived at a local Fast food joint operated by a Desi Bhai (as Person of Indian origins are addressed in US). At the counter I asked him, "Which part of India are you from" ? "I am a Gujarati from Bombay and you ?" - he questioned me back. "From Odisha" - I replied. The crunches on his forehead and shrinking eyelids indicated his confusion. "From Bhubaneswar", I added, hoping it would ring a bell to him.
He still looked bewildered. "Jagannath Puri" - I fired my next salvo at him, expecting it will pinpoint to the correct location and clear his nebulousness. He retorted back - Oh yeah "Jagannath Puri Jee, your are a Punjabi then". Now I was sure if he couldn't make a connection to Odisha via the temple town of Puri or its capital Bhubaneswar, and disregarded me as some Punjabi BAIN**OD (sister slammer) with last name Puri. Anyway, it was interesting to discover that our Desi Bhai who was the owner of this popular Chicken based fast food restaurant chain was a strict vegetarian.
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