re: #181 SanFranciscoZionist

Dear God, spare me from thousands of Indian doctors moving into my neighborhood! Anything but that!!!

(“Mrs. Patel, while I’m here, I should tell you that I teach at an EXCELLENT Catholic high school right up the road, and we would be DELIGHTED to talk to you about Anjali attending next year.”)

An old NPR essay stated that an amazing proportion of hotel keepers are named “Patel”, many originating in a perticular village. I think it’s Hindi for “Smith” or “Carter”.