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Pretty odd name for a restaurant – it’s a derogatory term to describe foreigners, like a Greek restaurant named “Barbaros”.

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bulwark@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
So like a Mexican restaurant named gringos?

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TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
That’s neat! Does it make a difference that they would be the foreigners in my country? Are they making fun of themselves?

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- cygnus@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  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 www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Feringhee
  
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