#i was the only non blonde person in that restaurant other than the workers lmao

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will never forget when i was in iceland and found the only pakistani restaurant in reykjavik and i walked in and the owner looked directly at me and asked me if i'm punjabi (in punjabi) and i said "yes" and he said "me too. don't worry brother i'll make it right for you" and i ordered a thali and literally watched him turn around toward the stove, take a heaping tablespoon of chili powder and drop it in a pot of curry for me. and he was right, it was the perfect amount of chili