The show was definitely worth seeing/watching. Reading the title, I had an idea of what the stand up comedian would talk about but her focus was not really on how fast food has affected her life.
She spoke American English really well, she looks so much Indian, and her clothes was a combination of both cultures - her top was an Indian traditional one and she had jeans on.
She (okay, I don't know how to spell her name. It is something like "Viji") was Indian and came from a Hindu family. She was born here in the United States and has two older sisters. For Hindus, animals are very sacred for it might be the reincarnation of people they knew who has passed away. When their family came her, their dad instantly loved McDonald's Big Mac and her family embraced the fast food instantly. Her mother kept on reminding their father of their religious/cultural belief but he just insisted that it was old-fashioned. She talked about her long hair (which is really pretty) and how her sisters envy her hair. How at a certain time, Hindus are to offer their hair (yes, they should cut it or shave it off) to their gods. How she didn't cut her hair because it was pretty and how karma acted upon her - her hair was stuck in this certain ride at Chuck-E-Cheese. Her dad had to cut it. So one part was long and the other was chopped off. She had to have a hairstylist fix it. The hairstylist fixed her hair. The funny part about this is that the gay hairstylist's name was Jesus (pronounced Hesus because he was Hispanic) and he "saved" her from the Karma. Jesus is then considered her Savior - double meaning here. There are some parts which may sound funny because of how she delivered it (she sometimes had this weird English accent which was intentional) but there are parts which makes sense and has deeper meaning - their family questioning God or their gods or Jesus' existence, their religious beliefs and cultural traditions, immigrants adjusting to the American way of life. I was expecting on the last part, when her dad got sick that he will be treated and joke about it being tax payment day or something or him having two lives left (he believed he was a cat with 9 lives and has used up 7 of it) but he didn't make it through.
So the show was about her family's life here in the United States as immigrants; how India's and America's culture clashed.
In the end, when questioned, she actually said how she loves McDonald's - how it has become "home" to her and her family. Also, she said that until now she is still uncertain about her religious and spiritual beliefs. She said this line which I think is a good one, "I think it is a good idea, believing that you have someone like God behind your back but I believe that here on earth, it is your family."
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