Cross-Cultural Experience: Gourmet India Restaurant In Downtown San Diego

Cultural Experience For my cross-cultural experience I decided to have lunch at an ethnic restaurant. I went to Gourmet India Restaurant in Downtown San Diego. I chose this restaurant because it was rated four out of five stars online with 593 reviews, and the pictures showed they had traditional seating on the floor. When I arrived it was a beautifully colored with traditional seating which, when I told my mother and boyfriend that is where we would be sitting, the both looked at me and asked if I was serious. The staff was very kind and courteous.

What kind of language(s) does staff speak among themselves?

I did not see the staff speak among themselves however, when I first entered the restaurant no one was there to seat us, so I walked

The walls were red and orange with paisley patterns painted on the wall. On the wall above us was a large painting of a topless purple lady with six arms and a necklace made of skulls to cover part of her chest, which my boyfriend's 9 year old daughter had a lot of questions about. I learned that the lady in the painting is supposed to be Kali, a Hindu goddess. There was another picture across the room on a person with blue skin sticking their tongue out which I learned was another picture of Kali. The table had a glass top that was covering a beautiful photo collage of Indian people dressed in traditional indian clothing, photos of the Taj Mahal, and also pictures of elephants and camels decorated in bright beautiful

After reading more about the culture I learned why the people in the art had colored skin. The blue and purple skin represent the Hindu goddess. The restaurant did a great job I love having authentic meals to choose from that has the authentic Indian spices that I was expecting. They had a lot of items on the menu that I had never heard of that I hope to go back and try.

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