Indians run 20,000 hotels in US

Reuters ^ | Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 1315 hours IST | Reuters

[indcons]

The "Motel Patels"

[pepsionice]

Ok, but on the positive side...these guys run profitable hotels. They don't go bankrupt. You need to ask yourself how they do it. Obviously, they cut corners and they might not change sheets everyday...but generally, they run excellent hotels and most folks recommend them.

[Fido969]

They own about half of the US economy lodging facilities

You know - that is INCREDIBLE. More power to them.

Did they do it with the money they received from the brits for reparations?

[Larry Lucido]

Interesting. Work hard, pay your bills, and succeed. What a concept!

[steelie]

I believe Patel means innkeeper.

I always wondered if they operate the same as the Chinese bankers all named Chang. Always a question about who owns the business.

[msnimje]

I had a friend named Patel who would say, "Hotel, Motel, Patel."

[JLS]

I have taught maybe 5 Patels all from families that own hotels.

[Cronos]

or Potels....

[Cronos]

Did they do it with the money they received from the brits for reparations?

errr..... what? No "reparations" from the Brits. Sure, the Brits built up their country with riches from the sub-continent, but India's recovering on it's own.

[Mr_Moonlight]

I could care less about who owns or operates any particular hotel or motel or whatever, as long as the room is relatively well maintained for its price range. We've all been to hotels with pricy room rates which turned out to be holes in the wall, and we've all been to hotels or motels with modest prices which turned out to be mini-palaces ... it all depends on the initiative of the owner(s) to maintain their properties for their customers. As long as these Indian owners cater to a need, with their own investment, then I absolutely don't see any problem whatsoever with it ..... The American Dream, as it were, still is alive and well :)

Cheers, and Merry Christmas :)

[sinanju]

This would be a splendid moment to re-read Sowell's "Migrations and Cultures" which discusses how certain immigrant ethnic groups specialized in certain industries.

[sinanju]

As an aside I recall reading about the now-forgotten black motel chains in the South that died out after integration made such special arrangements unecessary.

[Fido969]

errr..... what? No "reparations" from the Brits

You mean a formerly oppressed minority has become largely successful without receiving reparations?

[CarrotAndStick]

If I am not mistaken, you forgot the 'sarcasm' tag. Apparently, they got HUGE reparations! Lol!

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1294956.cms


LONDON: Second-generation Indian immigrants are breaking their adopted country's class barriers with consistent ease and steaming ahead of much of white, black and brown Britain, new research has found.

The research, which tracked 140,000 children born in England and Wales over a 30-year period, found that a massive 56 per cent second-generation Indians sailed over class barriers and went into professional or managerial posts, compared with just 43 per cent of white children.

In a further breakdown of what it called the "Indian success story", the study added that Being Hindu or Jewish enhanced the probability of a professional/managerial class outcome, other things being equal, while being Muslim, Sikh or from a religious group other than the main religions made such a destination less likely".

However, the study admitted that today's immigrant successes could not discount the reality and dreadful toll of the so-called "ethnic penalty" levied on newer, foreign-origin claimants for jobs and positions.

The research said two-thirds of British Pakistani and Bangladeshi children remained static and at the same working class levels of their parents, thus languishing at the bottom of the UK's social and economic mobility ladder.

The study, commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and conducted by Essex University sociologist Dr Lucinda Platt, is considered one of the most comprehensive attempts to track ethnic minority "life chances" in the world of Western opportunity. Platt concluded that the differing levels of South Asian success makes for caution "in what we claim for 'ethnicity' and what we attribute to it".

Platt said it was indisputable that British Indians were taking full advantage of the fact that an expansion in professional and managerial occupations over the past 30 years had created more "room at the top". But she cautioned that the "welcome progress" of Indians and Afro-Caribbeans was "no cause for complacency (because) Britain is still a long way from being a meritocracy where social class plays no part in determining children's chances of well-paid careers".

[beaver fever]

"Ok, but on the positive side...these guys run profitable hotels. They don't go bankrupt. You need to ask yourself how they do it. Obviously, they cut corners and they might not change sheets everyday...but generally, they run excellent hotels and most folks recommend them."

There are several secrets to their success.

One: Indians will avoid going public by relying on private financing using a network of private investors who are family members or investors with which they have long standing ties.

They start small and build.

They never overextend themselves.

They are content to build their businesses over several generations.

They believe a reasonable profit is the first goal. Windfall profit is reckless.

For the Indian businessman capitalism is like brick laying. One brick at a time and don't pat yourself on the back until the building is finished.

[Cronos]

has become largely successful without receiving reparations?

yes, strange isn't it? Do you think any DUmmies would understand it?

[Cronos]

You need to ask yourself how they do it. Obviously, they cut corners and they might not change sheets everyday...but generally, they run excellent hotels and most folks recommend them

well, no, they don't cut corners in the ways you point out, what they DO do is use family members -- so the receptionist would be the sister, the janitor, the brother-in-law, the gardener, the uncle etc. etc. They would all live as a big family, cutting down costs. Also, the Patels wouldn't buy into the consumer at all costs society -- they'd be thrifty.

[durasell]

Wow, now I'm really sorry we took their land and put them on reservations.

[endthematrix]

Thanks for the tip!