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  • 29-06-2018 11:33pm
    #1
    cfuserkildare
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,593 ✭✭✭


    Am I the only person that thinks the advertising campaign for Curry's/PC world is over-reprisenting staff of Indian descent?
    The UK Indian population is around 2.5%, but in the adverts the White staff are only represent ed at around 5%!!!
    Are the Indian owned businesses in UK, and here initiating another version of the Caste system?


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  • #2
    oneilla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭oneilla


    Lemme guess: PC gone mad?


  • #3
    AllForIt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,496 ✭✭✭AllForIt


    cfuserkildare wrote: »
    Am I the only person that thinks the advertising campaign for Curry's/PC world is over-reprisenting staff of Indian descent?
    The UK Indian population is around 2.5%, but in the adverts the White staff are only represent ed at around 5%!!!
    Are the Indian owned businesses in UK, and here initiating another version of the Caste system?

    I don't know about Ireland but certainly in UK and especially London most of the employees in tech stores like Curry's would be 80% Indian at least, or from other middle Asian countries. On Tottenham Court Road in Central London which is famous for one tech store after another which are privately owned are virtually 100% occupied and run by Asians, again mostly Indians. Just like in the same way virtually 100% of newsagents/corner shops are run there by either Indian or Pakistanis. Same also in some supermarkets in some areas.

    I do find it a bit odd that certain nationalities occupy predominately certain areas of business. I don't really think this is a good thing. It's hardly integration is it?


  • #4
    Donald Trump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,547 ✭✭✭✭Donald Trump


    cfuserkildare wrote: »
    Am I the only person that thinks the advertising campaign for Curry's/PC world is over-reprisenting staff of Indian descent?
    The UK Indian population is around 2.5%, but in the adverts the White staff are only represent ed at around 5%!!!
    Are the Indian owned businesses in UK, and here initiating another version of the Caste system?




    Where in the world?


    PC World


  • #5
    Birneybau
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,370 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    I thought you meant screeching kid going on about Curly Pieces.


  • #6
    RicketyCricket
    Registered Users Posts: 732 ✭✭✭RicketyCricket


    cfuserkildare wrote: »
    Am I the only person that thinks the advertising campaign for Curry's/PC world is over-reprisenting staff of Indian descent?
    The UK Indian population is around 2.5%, but in the adverts the White staff are only represent ed at around 5%!!!
    Are the Indian owned businesses in UK, and here initiating another version of the Caste system?

    Good grief.


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