As a part of an
assignment to see the way people treat and see tourist I thought it would be
interesting if I could actually be a tourist in some place in my own country.
This led me to an Indian restaurant in Old San Juan called Pani Agua. What I
think is the tourist factor here is that the people that manages the restaurant
are in fact Indian, excluding the wife of the owner. But in this way I found a
way to be looked at differently, to be “outside my country” while in Old San
Juan.
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With this line of thought
I went out to be a tourist. When we sat down to look at the food, my Friends
and I looked at the menu so confused, the names where Indian and we didn’t know
what to get. The waiter recommended the special of the day so that’s what we
chose. When the food came, the chicken was in a green thick sauce which made us
make weird looks at the food but not on a bad way. At the end everything was
delicious. Very hot and spicy food, characteristic of Indian food, and this is
said by someone who loves spicy food.
On the service part,
everyone was very friendly and willing to explain the Indian language we did
not get at first. The owner came to greet us and was very grateful were there.
We even got a free shot, which made the tourist for a day assignment totally
worth it.
