Group Dinner at Little India

It's hard to say why the servers at the Indian restaurant were so adamant about taking our picture.  A table of eighteen gaikokujin (and two Japanese significant others) enjoying curries, nan, spicy potatoes (french fries with spice served with Indian condiments) and nan-wraps.  They gave us free lassis and brought out chocolate nan after we embarrassed the guest of honor with a round of Happy Birthday.  Service in Japanese restaurants is always polite, but the Indians at Little India are always so genuinely warm and happy to see us.  Some members of our group are true regulars, but all of us have enjoyed their hospitality numerous times.

So maybe they took several pictures–posing with us separately with different cameras and also of us by ourselves– so they can put it on their wall for others to see.  Or perhaps it is the unusual sight of such a large group of foreigners together.  Or maybe a combination of these things and something more, a kind-hearted memento of a happy time in their restaurant.