If RHB is from an Indian family then he won't notice the hot spices quite as much as the underlying flavours. He probably doesn't believe in Vindaloo anyway (although Vindaloo normally believes in everybody else) as real Indian food is just gorgeous.
I have Punjabi and Gujerati friends and the food is just so wonderful that it makes your average Indian restaurant seem, well, average. I've also had Tamil food and that's wonderful too as is proper Pakistani and Bangladeshi food.
However, in an Indian Restaurant - sixteen pints of lager: each.
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