According to the news today (via the Independent), a landlord, based in Kent, has been taken to court for trying to ban tenants from Pakistan and similar regions because of the ‘curry smell’. He claims that the local community all agree with him but let’s hope that’s not a reflection on Kent.
Either way, it’s over the top to say the least. My aunt’s house usually smells of boiled cabbage (which makes the hottest curry smell like Chanel No. 5) so maybe she should be made homeless as well.
Fergus Wilson
Incidentally, a picture of the landlord bears a startling resemblance to Victor Meldew…say no more!
On the latter, he was spot on as the likelihood of a chef being paid £30k per annum in a typical suburban curry house is unrealistic … unless customers are willing to pay Michelin Star prices for their weekly curry fix. On the former, he’s probably being wildly optimistic because unless the restaurant is prestigious or high profile, the chances of a youngster wanting to work in a cramped hot kitchen are, one would think, very slim.