I owe a great thanks to a Indian motel owner who allowed my mum and dad to stay over a month at their motel and didn't charge a penny because mum was going thru a cancer treatment. Very generous owner. He didn't even charge for the food. My mum and dad told this to us once they were back in India. Thank you very much.
Michael King They won't because Americans are generally very hard to help. They have ego the size of Mount Rushmore. They look at every act of kindness with suspicion, not so much the case with the Asians who like to put their trust on people.
Most patels are huge business families even in India. I am from an Indian state called Assam, natives being the Assamese, here too people from Gujarat own big businesses. Gujaratis and Marwaris are business oriented communities. They know the art of making money.
In the UK - Patels owned all the corner stores. They replaced the Smiths. Now Patels lost interest in corner stores in U.K. Kids grown up & became doctors, business etc. It's simply hard work - no substitute. Most Patels in US now own hotel franchises not motels.
Everyone works hard. Whether it is business, industry, agriculture, service etc. All work hard. My family own property since 1875 within ten years of slavery. They paid taxes but could not vote. They lived in SC.
see, american mind set and culture is different. American wants to do smart, innovative jobs and have enough time to enjoy life. Indian mindset is of insecurity, is money minded and is of repetitive lifestyle.
Yes, it is a wonder why we continue to allow in terrorists and criminals from the Middle East and Central America when we could bring in more sophisticated people from India and East Asia.
Indian doctors, professors, IT workers, motel owners, gas station owners, 7-Eleven workers, cab drivers in USA. Indian corner store owners in UK. Indian dairy shop owners, property owners, real estate agents, travel agents in New Zealand.
A bit of a generalisation ...you forgot to mention CEOs many top companies CEOs are Indian ie Google , microsoft, Adobe, MasterCard,pepsi ..and Indians have founded a ton of engineering/technological companies in America the man who invented the usb was Indian ..also ,in the UK Indians form part of the affulent middle class many are in managerial fields as well as doctors etc ..the Sikhs own the most real estate and have the highest household income alongside the Jewish people this is through the importance of hard work and education
They have 1 Billions Brown people and USA has only 320 million , it's a matter of time the White skin will be a Minority at the rate of other minority group are expanding , could lead to civil war in the near future ,like 20/30 years from now motel owner could loose their property also .
@@hardcandy7112 But that also depends on how much the White population is marrying outside their own people. There are those whites who are having mixed marriages and reducing their own pure white population. Then there is the issue of the population of USA decreasing because of low birthrates. The American population is mostly maintained because of immigration. And then there is the issue of feminism and MGTOW. Men are no longer interested in getting married or having children because of all the problems it causes while being married. Divorce forces men to lose their money and property, and they are also stuck with paying for child support and maintenance. White women are seen as trouble. So, white men aren't marrying white women, but choosing to remain single. It just all leads to a lower white population. Even without others trying to take over, the white population is still becoming a minority because of the modern day issues. The same is occurring in Japan because people aren't getting married. The Japanese population has reduced by 1 million.
You Got The Picture and the White Gay MOVEMENT RIGHTS , Has grown very popular in all our inner city ,White men with white and same with Gay white woman with gay white woman , they are Adopting , but still not like the Brady Bunch Family .
I'm literally friends with a woman since we were in elementary school who is a Patel and her family owned a Ramada hotel in my city in Canada (they've since moved to the US).
india is an interesting place, the ones you see in america are the best of the best. remember, there are many indians, not all of them are like what you think of them typically
Not all over India. The state I grew up, if anyone caught you smoking weed, then your life is pretty much over. The community treat you like a criminal. So watch out where you smoke weed in India bro.
A couple of years ago, a buddy of mine and I took cross country trip from California to New York and back. Over the 4 week trip, I'd say a clear 80% of the motels we stayed in were owned by Indians. They slept in their motels and were very kind to wake up so late and give us a room on the evenings that we decided to grab a room at a late hour. Great segment!
I actually went to school with Indians named Patel. We were all in like a multicultural UN group. Their fathers or uncles owned the hotels they lived in. We would often joke about it. I didn't know there was a historical point to this.
I'm a Memon Pakistan American I typically stay in a Patel hotels. Growing up it was the 3rd ACCEPTABLE occupation "business owner" Doctor. Engineer. Business owner. I think that's only true for Gujaratis & Memons.
This is bizarre. Some years ago I was in Minnesota and I struck a small conversation with an Indian who later told me he ran a hotel on the state border somewhere and I thought it was really random an Indian owned a hotel in a rural area. I guess this video explains it.
I've stayed in many motels owned/run by Indians (yes, often named Patel), and I have found most of them to be fine with the hotel sincerely concerned with providing excellent service. One thing I have noticed (which doesn't bother me) is that many of them are not landscaped--that is, the parking lot meets the sidewalk that meets the building. I suspect landscaping is simply a low priority and provides minimal economic returns for the owners. I love Indian food, so I'm disappointed that very few have an Indian restaurant!
Runining an Indian kitchen is a big responsibility and a lot of effort with minimal returns so it makes sense to not have one in a very competitve industry like hospitality.
I would also add that their children do not appear to take to the family business. From my experience they are all doctors, lawyers, engineers or they work in finance. I think so much of this is that many of these people live in bumblefuck and their kids were the only Indian heritage children for a hundred miles or more.
it has a lot to do with indian upbringing.engineering and medical are still most sought after profession among indians even if their families are well off financially.one of my childhood friend's father has a huge business that makes millions but he still went to an engineering college with me and we are now working for the same tech company.
i dont care whether its marwadis or gujratis killing it in business as long as they maintain the level of hospitality to remind us that “atithi devo bhava”.
@Advait Thite they are not baniyas,ask me I am in Gujarat by birth,they are farmers the actual baniyas are Shah,Modi,Ambani,Thakkar,Luhana,Adani,etc.surnames not Patels and yes my sister is married to a Patel only so I know
@mewtubeofficial they said UK. As a South Asian American I know Patels who live in England and Wales and neither are in hotel. And the Patels in my family went into the Jewelry industry.
Are most Gujuratis named Patel? I get that Indian immigrants get in the business because of ease of entry, but you haven't explained why the Patel name dominate the industry.
They are equivalent to Jews of India. Plus Indians are hardworking anyway. The south India provides you the CEOs for your tech companies. Their name is obvious enough they aren't Patel or Gujarati.
Still, it would be cool to see how they came to the US and contributed to our society. They are cool people, and we always feel terrible when people mistake them for terrorists and hurt them. It always makes me sick. They deserve better.
I remember years ago, when I was lost about the Greater San Francisco area in 2000... Just about every hotel we went to to freshen up was owned or at least run by an Indian. Think about what it means when you, born in your own land, is homeless, and someone who is probably first-generation foreigner, owns the place you take refuge in! THAT was karma, apparently. I don't know what I did wrong in a previous life, but I hope to run out of bad karma soon, as I just had surgery to repair a detached retina, which has wiped out my cash savings. This was an unsettling feeling I had when we walked into hotel after hotel in the area, and I didn't see a SINGLE white person behind the counter like I used to in Texas in the 70s growing up. I just don't understand how to get from the white American mentality that arises from the 1950s-1960s-born generation, where everything was made easy for them by their parents (post-war period) to that of the enterprising Hindu Indians who are apparently able to make money from nothing (I realize that this statement is a contradiction to Brahman transforming energy from an unmanifest, potential form into a manifest, material form like the universe - you don't make something from nothing, but that is how it appears to us, like magic). They are amazing, because they somehow make it happen. It's not so much the "method" of how they did it, but the mental set up in their minds, given that a lot of them are Hindu and have the image of America as the country to be in. That has me trying to understand to help me shift into an enterprising or bold mindset to take a risk in something. For some reason, I have the feeling that it is near time for me to immigrate to India to get something going, as it seems to be in a position to become a superpower in its own right, and a lot of interesting things will happen there in the coming years, and I would like to be a part of that.
You will do fine in life Stephanie, remember to share your plate but never give all of it. Sending you love from across the oceans. Be good my sister 👍
trust me india needs 20-30 more years to be a good place for foreigners and i'm indian btw and money can be made far easier in us than in any other country
pls dont use word hindu - its just a religion in nepal bhutan sri lanka and india indians are hindus muslims christians buddhists coming from an indian atheist
I recently went on a cross country road trip from PA to CA and back to SC and apart from the hotel in Texas all of the lower and middle level motels were Potels.
as a non gujrati indian ,I remember the word of my parents to me before purchasing a car or house (Without debt) , that these material things dont give success or satisfaction in life , only hard work gives satisfaction and success .
I had to stay a year in a Patel owned hotel at 1st they was quiet to their self at the end we was like family if u ever had a India pizza man that thing is good
I stayed at a very good Holiday Inn Express in Weatherford, Texas that was operated by Indians. Nice room with fridge (first encounter with in room fridge), and great breakfast bar (first experience with breakfast bar as opposed to "continental" pastry). This was in 1996. 18 months ago, I got banned from the Benbrook, Texas Comfort Suites for calling Choice Corporate. The young female Indian-American manager was pissed at me for doing that and let me know it. She doesn't belong in hospitality. The GM was listed as a Patel. The owner, probably also Indian, sided with the manager. Choice confirmed I'm banned. Other people have complained about Patel properties on social media.
Permanent residents who are not citizens are eligible for loans but it's always been at the discretion of the individual lender. Established immigrants will support newcomers. Indians and Koreans in particular have been known for helping new business owners get started. There's no conspiracy. Immigrants help each other.
@@DagnyKight They opened it for all, but it's the Patels who participated the most. That's the point. It's a very specific business community in India. India is a very ancient civilization, so people along trade routes and ports formed business communities. It's not random.
A lot of the Indian motel owners actually came from Africa. During British rule, lots of Indians were taken to Africa to work in indentured servitude. Many of the future generations of these Indians became successful business owners and landlords. When these African nations became independent from the British, they no longer wanted the Indians there and Indians were often convenient scapegoats for the countries' ills. So, many Indians sold their businesses and land and moved to the UK and US. Restaurants and motels were good businesses into which they could put the money they brought with them from Africa.
jan eulo ... indian worked hard to gain what they have, while africans were not interested in business, they loved dance and bar to drink, so stop blaming Hindus and cast system
They collaborate, I was staying at one of their hotels and saw a whole bunch of Indian men going inside an empty hotel room, once. I pick up on things.
I used to conduct Safety Inspections for Workers Comp Insurance Companies and inspected a lot of hotels with owners that had the last name Patel. I always wondered what the story was behind that. Thanks to this UA-cam Video I finally know!
my uncle used to live in his hotel. The hotel was pretty big so they renovated the upstairs to make a decent penthouse with full amenities with rooms for their kids. They had a bigger bedroom than me and I grew up in a normal-sized home
Where I live in Alabama I went to school with multiple “Patels” they lived in a local hotel. I’m in a very small town and all hotels and almost all except 3-4 hotels and gas stations are owned by patels. I’m in business and I’ve worked for a few since then and a guy named Mike Patel I worked for I became friends with and he explained to me the last name Patel is basically a gang but in a good way, they adopt the name and all look after each other and either hire each other or get them started and share their wealth. That’s why so many “Patels” own gas and hotel stops.
Actually India is an old civilization. So people who settled along trade routes became business communities. Patels, Agarwals and many such last names are business communities of India. No matter where they go, they will look to create businesses. If you look up where Gujrat is located (where Patels are from) you will understand the history behind it. Gujrat is as strategically located as New York.
How do they get the money to start.....i would love to buy into it? ps i work for one of those "patel" hotels. If your a hard worker they pay you better than corporate that's one thing i know!
Always broadcast yourself. Share your dreams with the people you admire. Owners are always looking for hungry people. Just don’t procrastinate. They will judge you harshly.
Thank you so much for this video. I have wondered about this since the '70's when I began to notice that a lot of Mom & Pop markets where owned by Arabs and then I noticed a lot of small motels were being bought by Indians. I have wondered why all these years. I wondered is there a broker in India pitching motel opportunities? My grandfather sold a small motel beside his house years ago before he built another 25 room motel and then two more when I75 was built. His original motel which still used his name beside his home was bought by an Indian fellow. They formed a friendship w my grandfather mentoring the Indian fellow. I didn't want to offend the motel owner by asking why so many Indians picked small motels to buy. So now thanks to this video, I know the answer at last. Thank you?
Indians are usually not offended by any questions. We lack a lot of filter ourselves. We are a little rough around the edges that way. America born Indians may be sensitive, but immigrant generations are not. Indians love to talk about their roots and backgrounds. India is such an old civilization that regions with ports was almost entirely trader class. If you see the location of Gujrat on the map, you will understand how all the pieces fit.
I had a buddy who owned a liquor store. He had a PhD in physics, but he hated it, so he saved up and bought a liquor store. He did not drink, but he really did a good job of it. He is really successful. A lot of Indian immigrants are really cool.
I can say that I have never once thought about who owned a hotel I have stayed in and I don't think many people do. I have lived in an area with a large Indian-American population my whole life and love the food/culture. Their work ethic and talent is very apparent and they seem to be the perfect immigrants. The Indian-Americans I know of are very entrepreneurial and/or well-educated and valued in the workplace. I hope the hotelier's experience at 3:22 has changed since he made those comments because I would certainly hope that doesn't happen.
Please talk about the academic and economic success of African and Caribbean immigrants in America while many Black communities remain in poverty for many generations.
I think all immigrants coming here have one thing in mind, that is to take advantage of the opportunities that are offered here. Doesn't matter if they are Indians, Latinos, or Asians.
YOur right, but unline out latino and indian fellow immigrants, we are viewed just the same by the establishment and police as african americans and are not given the benefit of the doubt by white people. So although our experiences and our drive is different were still black in America. Its ne thing to be marginalized and seenas the other, but its another thing to automatically criminalized and seen as a actual physical threat to society.
yes immigrants from Africa are also very successful because they like every other immigrants work hard to make money and play by the rules. I have met a lot of them myself.
That is true... I would just like to highlight them and Caribbean immigrants in another video. they are a sector of the community that is under appreciated.
Thank you for doing this video. Only in America is this possible! You nailed it on the head - the story of the Patels is the story of immigrants in America. Every ethnic group from the Jews, Irish, Italians, to the more recent ones from Mexico all just want a fair shot at the Dream.
it's possible in the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and now possibly Germany. USA is not the only country where immigrants can build a successful life for themselves.
I love Indian hotels since I get a crazy discounts after telling them I am Pakistani lol. Desi people always call before you book a hotel and make sure it own by an Indian if you want an special treatment ;)
@@SatyamSingh-bp5ve probably yes. To put good impression on your neighbors and to prove the hospitality everyone would treat their so called declared enemies nicely. Kindness over hate.
i'm Indian myself. I've never got any special treatment by any Indian nor non-Indian. After all, it is common for wealthy and middle class Asians and Indians to discriminate against low and working class Asians and Indians like myself. Classist morons!
Our clan was just people who were farmers and landowners since a very long time in India. Around 18th century people started entering trades other than agriculture. A good work ethic, pragmatic nature and good planning helped my clan get where they are. Most of us are simple people who value our families and the time we spend with them more than all the material gain one can acquire on this planet. The simple life truly is the best ☮.
I don't care who owns the place as long as it's clean, affordable and well maintained. If a place fails to do that, it doesn't matter who owns it, nobody will want to stay there except the dregs of society.
They are con artists. I have a vast array of experience with this type of family. The main reason that try to shuffle so many hotels, is interest and depreciation. Hotels increase their revenue, skip on all maintenance supplies. Plus skip out on the taxes once the hotel is depreciated. HORRIBLE PEOPLE!
Curry doesn't bother me. In fact, a nice spicy curry dish is one of my favorites. A Nepalese restaurant I've been to has excellent curry chicken and nan bread.
Gets a F for ignoring a major part of the history - the sudden influx of Gujarati Indians from Uganda when Idi Amin threw them out of his country literally overnight in 1971. Many of them were wealthy business people in Uganda but were forced to leave. They managed to smuggle out significant amounts of personal money when they came to America and invested them in the low to mid-end motel business. That is the real genesis of so many Indians owning Patel-Motels.
I live in a Potel as I type this. it's an older motel that I know the original owners whom have sadly passed away. This couple run a good shop. If any riff raff shows up, they run them off quick. Great people. You pay your rent and mind your own business, they leave you alone. If you have any needs, just ask.
I am indian and want to say gujrati and marwadi people of gujrat and rajasthan are business minded people in India. nobody can match them in India in business. most of the cities in India they are dominant. business is in their blood..
Parsis are not Gujaratis. Gujaratis are Hindus or Hindus. Parsis have Iranian origin , who mostly settled in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Where did Gujarat connection come from?
Dan Bell’s channel has a series called Another Dirty Room. Watch the Royal Inn Motel in Michigan. Also many other similar motels are portrayed. They were not purposefully chosen as Indian owned motels. I’ve stayed in my share. I’ve not seen a decent one yet but I’ll let you know if I do.
Saana, good job. One thing that is missing which is very key to immigrants by business growth is employability and scalability. As you said Patel's lived in their hotels but they also kept the economic benefit by working it themselves and having family members do it because many were not employable anyways (older parents, lack of English, undocumented migrants). The second key aspect is scalability. Hotels and motels have a huge real estate component which allows an owner to mortgage the property and replicate the model quickly. This lead to proliferation. Koreans took on cash businesses for different economic benefits. Punjabis took in trucking and gas stations. The economic aspect is a key part above and beyond the cultural. It all ties into together. Keep up the great work and I love your channel.
Exacttly. I don't like clan mentality. If u move to a country then blend in or don't move in first place. The success of gujjus and marwadi people is because of their community chain. They have established a chain and they support their kind. Not denying that they do hardwork and also they are smart when it comes to business.
I Traveled extensively through Gujarat in the 1990s. By motorcycle. The people in that area of India were the nicest ones of all. Will educated. Very good manners. And self-respect.
Regarding people not supporting Indian hotels, I have OFTEN visited Indian owned establishments in the Midwest, which were below standard! While staying at a hotel in St. Louis, I confronted the owners that our air condition didn't work, the sheets were dirty and the toilet stopped up, this fell on deaf ears. At breakfast we were treated rudely! My son was pouring milk onto his cereal when an Indian woman literally took the milk cartoon out of his hands and told him he had ten minutes to finish his meal and leave! I could go on especially the mistreatment and poor service given between Indians and Blacks, which when you think of it is ridiculous because both minorities are mistreated by the majority population. My point is this: regardless of race, ethnicity or gender, most Indian along with other minorities establishments are not patronized because of poor service and stereotypical negative behaviors toward customers! This is not true in ALL situations, but does sum up why people don't frequent Indian establishment and why minorities don't patronize each other's businesses . I think minority owned businesses--regardless if Indian, Japanese, Black, Mexican--should refocus their energies on service and producing a quality product. If not a once lucrative market will disappear.
Most of my traveling life every front desk I walked up to there was an Indian there. Some are good people, others do next to no maintenance on their facilities and let all go downhill. A lot are former Howard Johnson motels, which where upscale back in 1960. They are skid row now and need to be condemned and demolished. Their hired workers make minimum wage and no more than that also.
Gujjus and marwardis together own almost 40% of big firms in India. There is always a business environment in there community . Growing up ,I was never been said to become doctor , engineer or lawyer . For them , it's just tactic study commerce , do a job for 3-4 yrs and then indulge somewhere in business .
Few things she didn't cover. I remember from my early 80's in Oklahoma typical sign "White American owned and operated". Dark side: Insurance claim on burn down motels. US immigration via motel business ownership loopholes.
zigyzigy13, not true! I work for a Hilton Brand, one of 13 higher end Marriott and Hilton brands owned by my wonderful boss, Mr. Patel. Do your homework. Oh, and I manage an Award Winning property with an amazing and incredibly hard working team. Hampton Inn and Suits Greensboro Coliseum Area.
I am a Patel I am a fifth generation to live in America (for my fam) My grandparents moved here with 2 kids and a whole family waiting for them to have enough money to support them. My grandparents started with 20 dollars, my grandparents had Indian education which at that time was not expected in America so they had to learn English, find jobs, and send 2 kids to school. Eventually my grandparents had money for a one room apartment luckily my grandparents had savings and had stable jobs. They bought a hotel and that was the beginning of the family business. They all worked there then they got a gas station, and then they bought their first home which is the home I live in. My grandparents are now retired they worked so hard in their lives I am very thankful for the opportunity they gave us. In this video when they said Gujaratis are usually business workers that is a true statement from the stories passed through generation I learned they there were multiple social classes in india (back before 2000) and we were in business all this time.
Its weird how a hotel owner or corporate manager would find the most unqualified no commonsense backwards person with no concept of cleanliness or common hotel orchestration skills to be the general manager of the hotel, I have worked in hospitality for 20 years and its always the same, a dumb general manager then hires a dumb housekeeping manager who has no general cleaning skills whatsoever, and the owners wonder why their new hotel is so run down after a very short time, the hotel I work at now is the Same way, everything is orchestrated backwards inside out and upside down, nothing is ever done the right way especially cleaning, because of my experience working in hotels and know how they are operated, I will NEVER stay in any hotel ever, check into your hotel room and are at serious risk of contracting hepatitis A or MRSA, they won't allow you to clean the rooms correctly they just want to sell the room even if a big pile of shit is in the livingroom, Its disgusting
You sound like a hater. If you think its so easy, go buy one and run it yourself. How can you have worked in the industry for 20 years and not become an owner? That is embarrassing. I’m sure you can find an owner willing to sell to you. Owner financing is the best option. And do not procrastinate. Don’t be a quitabitch
This woman is showing favoritism of opinion. Many of the hotels that the asian indians bought were old hotels that people used to fall back on if things went wrong. Poor Americans, businessmen who failed since it is hard to start a business, war veterans with battle related illnesses or alcoholism from war all used to move into these hotels when their finances failed. Then these foreigners came here, bought all those places up, fixed so many up and shot the prices sky high that there was no place for many to go anymore. It sounds more like someone put this woman on this video to decorate these new corrupt businessmen and landlords. In some cases being a landlord is no good, since the ones who charge too much prey on the labor of other people. The old landlords are angels when compared to landlords who are nothing but nightmares. Some government officials talk about public housing as an answer to this; but a commune in exchange for what we once had is not a fair exchange.
One major point you are missing is that Patels are generally and mostly from the Merchant 'Varna', which is called Vaishya in Hindu Society. This has nothing to do with 'Caste' (which anyway is a made up word used to defame and divide Hindus). This is not a small point. In Hindu society, people's Dharma (their purpose, their duty, how they think, how they live, etc.) is defined by what sector of society that they belong to. Patel households (eg. Vaishya households) are very different from the households of other Hindus for a good reason, because they focus on accumulating wealth, have a materialistic outlook on life, and even discuss business at the dinner table and in conversation. The reason Patels are so good at business is because they have been doing it for hundreds of generations and have gotten very good at it. Just like why Indians win spelling Bees, many are from Brahmin families that have memorized and studied literature and texts for hundreds of generations and have gotten very good at it. It is not a random process. This is how Indian Society was organized for many hundreds of Generations. I am not talking about discriminating against anyone or any group. This system was in order to have good utility of society and harmony between society. The way it is presented in the West is totally wrong and misleading.
In just about every small town in the US, the local Motel owner is Indian, especially if there is only one. Most people in those towns think the name Patel means 'Innkeeper'.
Im more curious as to how they can afford to buy the motel/hotel. Some are several hundred grand, do they get people to finance it and even working long hours and saving a lot of money wouldnt really help.
Raising money is the key. Introduce yourself to the people you want to be like. Owners are always looking for hungry people. Just don’t procrastinate. Be a go getter. Be competitive. Otherwise you will be judged as a lazy person not worth investing in.
The experience I’ve had with an Indian-owned motel was bad. I booked a motel for a friend online for her and when she showed up and gave them her booking #, they claimed it wasn’t in the system and charged her again. Thinking that it was an error and they’d refund it back or the site would refund it, she went ahead and paid them again. She wanted me to go and help her explain to them she’d been charged twice and soon as we walked in a man greeted with a bad attitude and would barely let us talk and told us to “be quiet” and come back tomorrow and talk to the manager and he was the owner!?! I told him not to talk to us that way, there was no reason for it and as a place of business he shouldn’t have disrespected us like that for no reason. We leave and he goes out the side door and starts yelling at us again and was referring to us as “he’s” and would just talk in circles around the whole issue at hand. Needless to say, we talk to someone else that had stayed there and they had done the same thing to them.
I can not find any info on how they manage to move to america and buy a convenience store cash. Where is the money coming from . I mean the average store is 350 then years before they turn a profit We gatta be talking about a half million loan here .
They also save money by hiring people who are not legally allowed to work in their motels (like foreign students who have proper visas, but are not legally allowed to work outside the college campus).
Yevodee absolutely fucken right! People from India are out & out crooks. If you want someone to discover a shortcut way to do something then appoint an Indian. Being a 3rd generation Fijian Indian I’ve had the misfortune to rub shoulders with them and boy oh boy our ways are so different. Why in God’s name do they smell so much?
People who are not legally allowed to work in their motels are the best workers. No worrying about call offs, no shows... Americans want a paycheck, fake an injury, and want disability checks, unemployment checks. They don’t work hard because they feel entitled. Just because you went to college doesn’t mean you are a hard working person. I don’t care if you know how to do your homework. I want to know you will answer the bell and keep the customer happy. Anyone can be a millionaire. But most people will be lazy and then hate the hard working people who become millionaires.
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I owe a great thanks to a Indian motel owner who allowed my mum and dad to stay over a month at their motel and didn't charge a penny because mum was going thru a cancer treatment. Very generous owner. He didn't even charge for the food. My mum and dad told this to us once they were back in India. Thank you very much.
Enosh Yeluchuri so your parents definitely fell in love with India, then visit it. But i don't think visit was pleasant. Ha ha. I m indian
Enosh Yeluchuri bet they wouldn't do that for Americans
Michael King they would, if Americans stop acting like they are better.
Michael King They won't because Americans are generally very hard to help. They have ego the size of Mount Rushmore. They look at every act of kindness with suspicion, not so much the case with the Asians who like to put their trust on people.
Thank you for kindly words
Most patels are huge business families even in India. I am from an Indian state called Assam, natives being the Assamese, here too people from Gujarat own big businesses. Gujaratis and Marwaris are business oriented communities. They know the art of making money.
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Great story. Once we were looking for a place to stay in Switzerland. Finally found a remote hotel run by a ......wait for it.... A GUJRATI
Harshita Bhuyan I am a marwari.. jai Shree nath ji
My next door neighbor had a hotel 2 miles away and a dry cleaners 3 miles away from where we live. And yes, his their last name is Patel.
Hallelujah!
i am patel..from gujarat.....patel is rock
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Where i live there's a Pharmacy own two men with a last name patel.
@@pratapsinghuuwngifhgj2476 why are juealous. You should have proud because indians are sucessful in uk america specially patels
I cringe every time she says my last name.
Why do you cringe? Be happy she mentions your name joe.
@@Tboorohn because she mispronounces it horribly..
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Say it like russell peters. Pataaail
In the UK - Patels owned all the corner stores. They replaced the Smiths. Now Patels lost interest in corner stores in U.K. Kids grown up & became doctors, business etc.
It's simply hard work - no substitute. Most Patels in US now own hotel franchises not motels.
Everyone works hard. Whether it is business, industry, agriculture, service etc. All work hard. My family own property since 1875 within ten years of slavery. They paid taxes but could not vote. They lived in SC.
yes...baby patel is rock
+patel dhaval
bhai, grammar to dekh lo .😂😂😂
@@christenasmalls6118 nah patels work harder
@@EarthPatel448King lets not be rude
In order to run a cheap motel, you have to be able to be there 24 hours a day. It's a job that a lot of Americans don't want.
see, american mind set and culture is different. American wants to do smart, innovative jobs and have enough time to enjoy life. Indian mindset is of insecurity, is money minded and is of repetitive lifestyle.
MondoBeno, well that's a unique twist on a vile criminal element.
Deepak Kumar
yes bro.well said havin population of over 1.2 billion n in which majority has young population..wat u wud expect..survival
Deepak Kumar but they mostly fail getting those innovative jobs or regret it
I know plenty of people who are American and would love to do things like that it’s just not as easy for Black people.
Not just hotels, a hell lot of companies in Silicon Valley when compared to 2% population
Yes, it is a wonder why we continue to allow in terrorists and criminals from the Middle East and Central America when we could bring in more sophisticated people from India and East Asia.
Only people who lack common sense feel like you do!
Satan Shameer
most of them fail
1% population, not 2. There are 3 million Indian americans in the US, while the population is 330 million, so really, 0.8 to 0.9%.
best.
Indian doctors, professors, IT workers, motel owners, gas station owners, 7-Eleven workers, cab drivers in USA.
Indian corner store owners in UK.
Indian dairy shop owners, property owners, real estate agents, travel agents in New Zealand.
A bit of a generalisation ...you forgot to mention CEOs many top companies CEOs are Indian ie Google , microsoft, Adobe, MasterCard,pepsi ..and Indians have founded a ton of engineering/technological companies in America the man who invented the usb was Indian ..also ,in the UK Indians form part of the affulent middle class many are in managerial fields as well as doctors etc ..the Sikhs own the most real estate and have the highest household income alongside the Jewish people this is through the importance of hard work and education
Your point?
They have 1 Billions Brown people and USA has only 320 million , it's a matter of time the White skin will be a Minority at the rate of other minority group are expanding , could lead to civil war in the near future ,like 20/30 years from now motel owner could loose their property also .
@@hardcandy7112 But that also depends on how much the White population is marrying outside their own people. There are those whites who are having mixed marriages and reducing their own pure white population. Then there is the issue of the population of USA decreasing because of low birthrates. The American population is mostly maintained because of immigration. And then there is the issue of feminism and MGTOW. Men are no longer interested in getting married or having children because of all the problems it causes while being married. Divorce forces men to lose their money and property, and they are also stuck with paying for child support and maintenance. White women are seen as trouble. So, white men aren't marrying white women, but choosing to remain single. It just all leads to a lower white population. Even without others trying to take over, the white population is still becoming a minority because of the modern day issues. The same is occurring in Japan because people aren't getting married. The Japanese population has reduced by 1 million.
You Got The Picture and the White Gay MOVEMENT RIGHTS , Has grown very popular in all our inner city ,White men with white and same with Gay white woman with gay white woman , they are Adopting , but still not like the Brady Bunch Family .
I'm literally friends with a woman since we were in elementary school who is a Patel and her family owned a Ramada hotel in my city in Canada (they've since moved to the US).
@ercan kilic RICH PUPPETS
They don't smoke pot all day, simple.
Galaxy 69 Exactly 👍👍
ercan kilic hahaa you dumb, what do you want to say with that 😂 so let‘s buy and shot some heroin so we get succeful 😂?
Galaxy 69 ironically cannabis been legalized in India for a few decades LOL
india is an interesting place, the ones you see in america are the best of the best. remember, there are many indians, not all of them are like what you think of them typically
Not all over India. The state I grew up, if anyone caught you smoking weed, then your life is pretty much over. The community treat you like a criminal. So watch out where you smoke weed in India bro.
A couple of years ago, a buddy of mine and I took cross country trip from California to New York and back. Over the 4 week trip, I'd say a clear 80% of the motels we stayed in were owned by Indians. They slept in their motels and were very kind to wake up so late and give us a room on the evenings that we decided to grab a room at a late hour. Great segment!
I stayed in a "Potel" this weekend because I saw the last Patel as an owner on the elevator inspection. The service and stay was great.
Thanks. i am also have motel in usa
@@smitpatel6760 Mr Patel..love from an Indian brother..keep going whatever they say.. Patna India
Well gujarati people are really good buisnessman
Yes and Most of them were forced out of Pakistan.
Shubhampreet Singh you are from which Indian state?
Not really. They value profit more than quality
@@joshs1541 more money for us ig
@@joshs1541 TATA, Godrej, Bajaj -- 🤔🤔🤔Really.
I actually went to school with Indians named Patel. We were all in like a multicultural UN group. Their fathers or uncles owned the hotels they lived in. We would often joke about it. I didn't know there was a historical point to this.
Patel are very hard working people I am proud to be a part of Patel community
Proud to be Patel (patidar/kurmi)
I'm a Patel. My parents own a hotel.
Good for u
I'm a Memon Pakistan American I typically stay in a Patel hotels. Growing up it was the 3rd ACCEPTABLE occupation "business owner" Doctor. Engineer. Business owner. I think that's only true for Gujaratis & Memons.
This is bizarre. Some years ago I was in Minnesota and I struck a small conversation with an Indian who later told me he ran a hotel on the state border somewhere and I thought it was really random an Indian owned a hotel in a rural area. I guess this video explains it.
I've stayed in many motels owned/run by Indians (yes, often named Patel), and I have found most of them to be fine with the hotel sincerely concerned with providing excellent service. One thing I have noticed (which doesn't bother me) is that many of them are not landscaped--that is, the parking lot meets the sidewalk that meets the building. I suspect landscaping is simply a low priority and provides minimal economic returns for the owners. I love Indian food, so I'm disappointed that very few have an Indian restaurant!
Runining an Indian kitchen is a big responsibility and a lot of effort with minimal returns so it makes sense to not have one in a very competitve industry like hospitality.
Here in Australia too, Indians own many servos (service stations/gas stations)
It's mostly Sikhs who own servos
In the US it's mainly Panjabis (and but not limited to Sikhs) who own gas and service stations
Great video. I always wondered why there were so many Patel hotels.
I would also add that their children do not appear to take to the family business. From my experience they are all doctors, lawyers, engineers or they work in finance. I think so much of this is that many of these people live in bumblefuck and their kids were the only Indian heritage children for a hundred miles or more.
it has a lot to do with indian upbringing.engineering and medical are still most sought after profession among indians even if their families are well off financially.one of my childhood friend's father has a huge business that makes millions but he still went to an engineering college with me and we are now working for the same tech company.
Because it rhymes
@UniworldCityGGaon mostly Indians leave India for IT and medical work.
they generally don't spend all their money to get a citizenship unlike Pakistan
By by America's and say hello to Hindus will over take Jesus Chris by 2040 , bet on it .
i dont care whether its marwadis or gujratis killing it in business as long as they maintain the level of hospitality to remind us that “atithi devo bhava”.
I'm watching this video from an Indian-owned motel...in rural California.
😂😂😂
make a video about the jews that own all the banks and tv stations
Moath Naim jews and indians bff
It is a known fact that Jewish people run american economy. Every one knows that. So no use of making video about them.
ramesh mehta they run the whole world through illuminati
Lot is jews have Indian connection though.
You can see that in Israel. We get along
They probably won't as aj+ is a qatari channel and they don't like jews that well.
Patel s a truly Gujarati business man they covered all over u.k and United States of America
1/3 hotels in US are owned by Indians????? I am coming......
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..😂😎😘
That is even an understatement. I believe Indians over roughly 50% of all US hotels..
But only Patel's no one else does business as them
@Advait Thite they are not baniyas,ask me I am in Gujarat by birth,they are farmers the actual baniyas are Shah,Modi,Ambani,Thakkar,Luhana,Adani,etc.surnames not Patels and yes my sister is married to a Patel only so I know
Oof
yup patels were landowner responsibe for a particular village
Walk into a potel and shout out loud
"BANIYE"
🤣🤣🤣hahahaa
Patel is not baniya
They are not illitrate like u
Patel is not baniya .patel community farming se judi hai.ajj bhi gujarat me kheti patel hi karte hai.hardworking men.kurmi hai hmm
@@perfectlady7471 evu chhe em ne.ohk saru
Patel in the UK is normally associated with dentists/doctors
That's the new generation, not the original settlers.
@mewtubeofficial they said UK. As a South Asian American I know Patels who live in England and Wales and neither are in hotel. And the Patels in my family went into the Jewelry industry.
Are most Gujuratis named Patel? I get that Indian immigrants get in the business because of ease of entry, but you haven't explained why the Patel name dominate the industry.
There is one more Gujarati,.... MODI... does that ring a bell? :D
They are equivalent to Jews of India.
Plus Indians are hardworking anyway. The south India provides you the CEOs for your tech companies.
Their name is obvious enough they aren't Patel or Gujarati.
@Alvin Patel's and Shah's lol btw i am also gujju
@@rajeshshah2804 patel and shah long rivalry in buisnesses. I have 3-4 shah friends
@@DhruvPatel-zg1zs Shah are jains, patel are from patidaar communities
I wanna see about how Sikhs moved to the United States
SuperSid Sky There are not many Sikhs in USA...Gujju tops in UK and USA..and Sikhs in Canada...
Sikhs in Kanedda !! :P
Harry Gamer what about south hall?? That is in UK and is filled with sikhs n even in US there r lots n lots of Sikhs
Still, it would be cool to see how they came to the US and contributed to our society. They are cool people, and we always feel terrible when people mistake them for terrorists and hurt them. It always makes me sick. They deserve better.
Sikhs move to Canada not US. haha
I remember years ago, when I was lost about the Greater San Francisco area in 2000... Just about every hotel we went to to freshen up was owned or at least run by an Indian. Think about what it means when you, born in your own land, is homeless, and someone who is probably first-generation foreigner, owns the place you take refuge in! THAT was karma, apparently. I don't know what I did wrong in a previous life, but I hope to run out of bad karma soon, as I just had surgery to repair a detached retina, which has wiped out my cash savings. This was an unsettling feeling I had when we walked into hotel after hotel in the area, and I didn't see a SINGLE white person behind the counter like I used to in Texas in the 70s growing up.
I just don't understand how to get from the white American mentality that arises from the 1950s-1960s-born generation, where everything was made easy for them by their parents (post-war period) to that of the enterprising Hindu Indians who are apparently able to make money from nothing (I realize that this statement is a contradiction to Brahman transforming energy from an unmanifest, potential form into a manifest, material form like the universe - you don't make something from nothing, but that is how it appears to us, like magic).
They are amazing, because they somehow make it happen. It's not so much the "method" of how they did it, but the mental set up in their minds, given that a lot of them are Hindu and have the image of America as the country to be in. That has me trying to understand to help me shift into an enterprising or bold mindset to take a risk in something. For some reason, I have the feeling that it is near time for me to immigrate to India to get something going, as it seems to be in a position to become a superpower in its own right, and a lot of interesting things will happen there in the coming years, and I would like to be a part of that.
You will do fine in life Stephanie, remember to share your plate but never give all of it.
Sending you love from across the oceans.
Be good my sister 👍
trust me india needs 20-30 more years to be a good place for foreigners and i'm indian btw and money can be made far easier in us than in any other country
pls dont use word hindu -
its just a religion in nepal bhutan sri lanka and india
indians are hindus muslims christians buddhists
coming from an indian atheist
@@risingdawn641 Nepalis are not Hindu. all of them come here in USA and change their religon. Never sawed a Nepali who is hindu
Welcome
*Indian Hotels and Chinese restaurants :-)*
Let's add Korean spa and Native American Casinos to that, and we got a good mix of biases :-)
Its statistics. Not bias.
In Trinidad _Chaguanas businessmen are Patel's they own 75 percent of stores outlets at one time KIRPLANIS had most of the outlets here in T&T
I recently went on a cross country road trip from PA to CA and back to SC and apart from the hotel in Texas all of the lower and middle level motels were Potels.
Just like Chinese or Jews Patel helps each other.
Racial networking. Whites, Blacks, & Hispanics are too stupid to do it. Everybody else does it.
@@josephinetracy1485 Unfortunately it's true. 😕
as a non gujrati indian ,I remember the word of my parents to me before purchasing a car or house (Without debt) , that these material things dont give success or satisfaction in life , only hard work gives satisfaction and success .
I am Singh, and I have hotels. No truck driver here :)
go back to where you came from!
I have wondered why my parents never aspire to own a hotel. I can now attribute that to the wrong last name.
I had to stay a year in a Patel owned hotel at 1st they was quiet to their self at the end we was like family if u ever had a India pizza man that thing is good
Chill comment
I stayed at a very good Holiday Inn Express in Weatherford, Texas that was operated by Indians. Nice room with fridge (first encounter with in room fridge), and great breakfast bar (first experience with breakfast bar as opposed to "continental" pastry). This was in 1996. 18 months ago, I got banned from the Benbrook, Texas Comfort Suites for calling Choice Corporate. The young female Indian-American manager was pissed at me for doing that and let me know it. She doesn't belong in hospitality. The GM was listed as a Patel. The owner, probably also Indian, sided with the manager. Choice confirmed I'm banned. Other people have complained about Patel properties on social media.
It’s curious that you don’t mention how the US SBA opened up a flood gate of government loans in the 70s 80s hotel buying Immigrants.
Permanent residents who are not citizens are eligible for loans but it's always been at the discretion of the individual lender. Established immigrants will support newcomers. Indians and Koreans in particular have been known for helping new business owners get started. There's no conspiracy. Immigrants help each other.
@@DagnyKight They opened it for all, but it's the Patels who participated the most. That's the point. It's a very specific business community in India. India is a very ancient civilization, so people along trade routes and ports formed business communities. It's not random.
@H J what is not true
@H J never said nobody else is in the business...
@H J It is true. There was an article on it too.
Proud to be patel...proud to be indian love from india...(parag patel)
A lot of the Indian motel owners actually came from Africa. During British rule, lots of Indians were taken to Africa to work in indentured servitude. Many of the future generations of these Indians became successful business owners and landlords. When these African nations became independent from the British, they no longer wanted the Indians there and Indians were often convenient scapegoats for the countries' ills. So, many Indians sold their businesses and land and moved to the UK and US. Restaurants and motels were good businesses into which they could put the money they brought with them from Africa.
indians have a caste system that has black skinned people as the lowest....so they were extremely racist in africa causing hatred against them
jan eulo ... indian worked hard to gain what they have, while africans were not interested in business, they loved dance and bar to drink, so stop blaming Hindus and cast system
Follow The Bakri Agreed. I'm tired of non-Indians blaming Indians for their problems. Caste and race are not the same.
@@janeulo4388 lol no there are black upper castes and fair lower castes too.
@@kiranp5611 exactly
Patels also means cheap in North America 😆
Shut up idiot it's a radical and bigotry comment delete ur comments
Because mostly all Patel's having good understanding and knowledge about how to run business in any part of the world.
Not only in United States.
They collaborate, I was staying at one of their hotels and saw a whole bunch of Indian men going inside an empty hotel room, once. I pick up on things.
Columbus would have been glad to hear America being given back to Indians.
I used to conduct Safety Inspections for Workers Comp Insurance Companies and inspected a lot of hotels with owners that had the last name Patel. I always wondered what the story was behind that. Thanks to this UA-cam Video I finally know!
my uncle used to live in his hotel. The hotel was pretty big so they renovated the upstairs to make a decent penthouse with full amenities with rooms for their kids. They had a bigger bedroom than me and I grew up in a normal-sized home
Where I live in Alabama I went to school with multiple “Patels” they lived in a local hotel. I’m in a very small town and all hotels and almost all except 3-4 hotels and gas stations are owned by patels. I’m in business and I’ve worked for a few since then and a guy named Mike Patel I worked for I became friends with and he explained to me the last name Patel is basically a gang but in a good way, they adopt the name and all look after each other and either hire each other or get them started and share their wealth. That’s why so many “Patels” own gas and hotel stops.
Actually India is an old civilization. So people who settled along trade routes became business communities. Patels, Agarwals and many such last names are business communities of India. No matter where they go, they will look to create businesses. If you look up where Gujrat is located (where Patels are from) you will understand the history behind it. Gujrat is as strategically located as New York.
How do they get the money to start.....i would love to buy into it? ps i work for one of those "patel" hotels. If your a hard worker they pay you better than corporate that's one thing i know!
Always broadcast yourself. Share your dreams with the people you admire. Owners are always looking for hungry people. Just don’t procrastinate. They will judge you harshly.
Thank you so much for this video. I have wondered about this since the '70's when I began to notice that a lot of Mom & Pop markets where owned by Arabs and then I noticed a lot of small motels were being bought by Indians. I have wondered why all these years. I wondered is there a broker in India pitching motel opportunities? My grandfather sold a small motel beside his house years ago before he built another 25 room motel and then two more when I75 was built. His original motel which still used his name beside his home was bought by an Indian fellow. They formed a friendship w my grandfather mentoring the Indian fellow. I didn't want to offend the motel owner by asking why so many Indians picked small motels to buy. So now thanks to this video, I know the answer at last. Thank you?
Indians are usually not offended by any questions. We lack a lot of filter ourselves. We are a little rough around the edges that way. America born Indians may be sensitive, but immigrant generations are not. Indians love to talk about their roots and backgrounds. India is such an old civilization that regions with ports was almost entirely trader class. If you see the location of Gujrat on the map, you will understand how all the pieces fit.
And GAZ Stations!!
You forgot liquor stores!
I had a buddy who owned a liquor store. He had a PhD in physics, but he hated it, so he saved up and bought a liquor store. He did not drink, but he really did a good job of it. He is really successful. A lot of Indian immigrants are really cool.
Yea.....liqour stores
@madone 05 Yeah it is true with most of us.
and irony is Liqour is banned in Patel's Native state
Proud of Indian Hindu culture and upbringing
Hate to break it to you but Patel isn't a Hindu name.
I can say that I have never once thought about who owned a hotel I have stayed in and I don't think many people do. I have lived in an area with a large Indian-American population my whole life and love the food/culture. Their work ethic and talent is very apparent and they seem to be the perfect immigrants. The Indian-Americans I know of are very entrepreneurial and/or well-educated and valued in the workplace. I hope the hotelier's experience at 3:22 has changed since he made those comments because I would certainly hope that doesn't happen.
Please talk about the academic and economic success of African and Caribbean immigrants in America while many Black communities remain in poverty for many generations.
I think all immigrants coming here have one thing in mind, that is to take advantage of the opportunities that are offered here.
Doesn't matter if they are Indians, Latinos, or Asians.
YOur right, but unline out latino and indian fellow immigrants, we are viewed just the same by the establishment and police as african americans and are not given the benefit of the doubt by white people. So although our experiences and our drive is different were still black in America. Its ne thing to be marginalized and seenas the other, but its another thing to automatically criminalized and seen as a actual physical threat to society.
yes immigrants from Africa are also very successful because they like every other immigrants work hard to make money and play by the rules. I have met a lot of them myself.
That is true... I would just like to highlight them and Caribbean immigrants in another video. they are a sector of the community that is under appreciated.
looking forward to watching the video.
Thank you for doing this video. Only in America is this possible! You nailed it on the head - the story of the Patels is the story of immigrants in America. Every ethnic group from the Jews, Irish, Italians, to the more recent ones from Mexico all just want a fair shot at the Dream.
it's possible in the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and now possibly Germany. USA is not the only country where immigrants can build a successful life for themselves.
More recent? 😂 Mexicans have been in the unites states for hundreds of years
Of course this is possible for people choosing to go to another country with money to invest.
patels = hotels
singhs = truck
the rest = gas stations
Llayars and Subhramaniyams = IT
Khans = Heroes
Rahel belal very funny
Or the rest Taxis
Banker = banker ? (My last name 🤪)
@MARCOS 😂😂
I love Indian hotels since I get a crazy discounts after telling them I am Pakistani lol. Desi people always call before you book a hotel and make sure it own by an Indian if you want an special treatment ;)
Are u sure u got discount after declaring urself pakistani 😕
@@SatyamSingh-bp5ve probably yes. To put good impression on your neighbors and to prove the hospitality everyone would treat their so called declared enemies nicely. Kindness over hate.
@@commanderofkesariyaknights i bet . Am not from Pakistan tho
@@SatyamSingh-bp5ve In foreign countries Indians amd pakistanis are good friends. Only when in their own country they do fight
i'm Indian myself. I've never got any special treatment by any Indian nor non-Indian. After all, it is common for wealthy and middle class Asians and Indians to discriminate against low and working class Asians and Indians like myself. Classist morons!
Our clan was just people who were farmers and landowners since a very long time in India. Around 18th century people started entering trades other than agriculture. A good work ethic, pragmatic nature and good planning helped my clan get where they are. Most of us are simple people who value our families and the time we spend with them more than all the material gain one can acquire on this planet. The simple life truly is the best ☮.
I don't care who owns the place as long as it's clean, affordable and well maintained. If a place fails to do that, it doesn't matter who owns it, nobody will want to stay there except the dregs of society.
They are con artists. I have a vast array of experience with this type of family. The main reason that try to shuffle so many hotels, is interest and depreciation. Hotels increase their revenue, skip on all maintenance supplies. Plus skip out on the taxes once the hotel is depreciated. HORRIBLE PEOPLE!
Lol jeff Bezos not paying tex
Bill gates fund his own trust.
Everybody do that things
Having stayed in many of these hotels for years the biggest turnoff "for me" is walking in and smelling curry etc., they should take note.
Curry doesn't bother me. In fact, a nice spicy curry dish is one of my favorites. A Nepalese restaurant I've been to has excellent curry chicken and nan bread.
That's strange... usually they dont have Indian food at the buffet.
@@mewtubeofficial Hahaha You don't understand. The family living there is doing the cooking for themselves.
@@curtvahle2018 Thats the smell of "motive for colonisation".
Gets a F for ignoring a major part of the history - the sudden influx of Gujarati Indians from Uganda when Idi Amin threw them out of his country literally overnight in 1971. Many of them were wealthy business people in Uganda but were forced to leave. They managed to smuggle out significant amounts of personal money when they came to America and invested them in the low to mid-end motel business. That is the real genesis of so many Indians owning Patel-Motels.
I live in a Potel as I type this. it's an older motel that I know the original owners whom have sadly passed away. This couple run a good shop. If any riff raff shows up, they run them off quick. Great people. You pay your rent and mind your own business, they leave you alone. If you have any needs, just ask.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ زَوَالِ نِعْمَتِكَ ، وَتَحَوُّلِ عَافِيَتِكَ ، وَفُجَاءَةِ نِقْمَتِكَ ، وَجَمِيعِ سَخَطِكَ
I am indian and want to say gujrati and marwadi people of gujrat and rajasthan are business minded people in India. nobody can match them in India in business. most of the cities in India they are dominant. business is in their blood..
Yes very conjuice people
Wrong. Marathas are ahead. Mumbai belongs to Maharashtra.
@resi p Gujaratis , then Parsis.
Parsis are not Gujaratis. Gujaratis are Hindus or Hindus. Parsis have Iranian origin , who mostly settled in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Where did Gujarat connection come from?
Dan Bell’s channel has a series called Another Dirty Room. Watch the Royal Inn Motel in Michigan. Also many other similar motels are portrayed. They were not purposefully chosen as Indian owned motels. I’ve stayed in my share. I’ve not seen a decent one yet but I’ll let you know if I do.
Saana, good job. One thing that is missing which is very key to immigrants by business growth is employability and scalability. As you said Patel's lived in their hotels but they also kept the economic benefit by working it themselves and having family members do it because many were not employable anyways (older parents, lack of English, undocumented migrants). The second key aspect is scalability. Hotels and motels have a huge real estate component which allows an owner to mortgage the property and replicate the model quickly. This lead to proliferation.
Koreans took on cash businesses for different economic benefits.
Punjabis took in trucking and gas stations.
The economic aspect is a key part above and beyond the cultural. It all ties into together.
Keep up the great work and I love your channel.
This is possibly the only insightful and value-added comment out of thousands of comments here.
Exacttly. I don't like clan mentality. If u move to a country then blend in or don't move in first place. The success of gujjus and marwadi people is because of their community chain. They have established a chain and they support their kind. Not denying that they do hardwork and also they are smart when it comes to business.
Real question is why are so many them shit. Half the crap in the room never works, mildew, bad smells and so on…
I work in a Fairfield Marriott owned by Indians. Interesting and inspiring.
I Traveled extensively through Gujarat in the 1990s. By motorcycle. The people in that area of India were the nicest ones of all. Will educated. Very good manners. And self-respect.
Regarding people not supporting Indian hotels, I have OFTEN visited Indian owned establishments in the Midwest, which were below standard! While staying at a hotel in St. Louis, I confronted the owners that our air condition didn't work, the sheets were dirty and the toilet stopped up, this fell on deaf ears. At breakfast we were treated rudely! My son was pouring milk onto his cereal when an Indian woman literally took the milk cartoon out of his hands and told him he had ten minutes to finish his meal and leave! I could go on especially the mistreatment and poor service given between Indians and Blacks, which when you think of it is ridiculous because both minorities are mistreated by the majority population.
My point is this: regardless of race, ethnicity or gender, most Indian along with other minorities establishments are not patronized because of poor service and stereotypical negative behaviors toward customers! This is not true in ALL situations, but does sum up why people don't frequent Indian establishment and why minorities don't patronize each other's businesses . I think minority owned businesses--regardless if Indian, Japanese, Black, Mexican--should refocus their energies on service and producing a quality product. If not a once lucrative market will disappear.
Stay at the Patel location; Days Inn Downtown South OBT, 441 Orlando FL 🇺🇸🏢... then you will really hate Patel owners! 😁
Most of my traveling life every front desk I walked up to there was an Indian there. Some are good people, others do next to no maintenance on their facilities and let all go downhill. A lot are former Howard Johnson motels, which where upscale back in 1960. They are skid row now and need to be condemned and demolished. Their hired workers make minimum wage and no more than that also.
fredrika27 thank god we don’t have Patels owning hotels in Canada
Gujjus and marwardis together own almost 40% of big firms in India.
There is always a business environment in there community .
Growing up ,I was never been said to become doctor , engineer or lawyer .
For them , it's just tactic study commerce , do a job for 3-4 yrs and then indulge somewhere in business .
40% 😳 are you tripping?
@@tradingbull007 more like 50%
this is so interesting, it all makes sense now
Guajarati mind and their business attitude even in INDIA they are good at this believe me..
Few things she didn't cover. I remember from my early 80's in Oklahoma typical sign "White American owned and operated". Dark side: Insurance claim on burn down motels. US immigration via motel business ownership loopholes.
I don't spend my money with them
zigyzigy13, not true! I work for a Hilton Brand, one of 13 higher end Marriott and Hilton brands owned by my wonderful boss, Mr. Patel. Do your homework. Oh, and I manage an Award Winning property with an amazing and incredibly hard working team. Hampton Inn and Suits Greensboro Coliseum Area.
Karen Grissom Management Professional
Don’t forget the liquor stores
I am a Patel I am a fifth generation to live in America (for my fam) My grandparents moved here with 2 kids and a whole family waiting for them to have enough money to support them. My grandparents started with 20 dollars, my grandparents had Indian education which at that time was not expected in America so they had to learn English, find jobs, and send 2 kids to school. Eventually my grandparents had money for a one room apartment luckily my grandparents had savings and had stable jobs. They bought a hotel and that was the beginning of the family business. They all worked there then they got a gas station, and then they bought their first home which is the home I live in. My grandparents are now retired they worked so hard in their lives I am very thankful for the opportunity they gave us. In this video when they said Gujaratis are usually business workers that is a true statement from the stories passed through generation I learned they there were multiple social classes in india (back before 2000) and we were in business all this time.
We have given a lot of business to grocery stores like the famous _Patel Brothers_ . I’m just glad they are vegetarian-friendly.
Patel do farming but only crops. Most of patels are vegetarian by birth.
Its weird how a hotel owner or corporate manager would find the most unqualified no commonsense backwards person with no concept of cleanliness or common hotel orchestration skills to be the general manager of the hotel, I have worked in hospitality for 20 years and its always the same, a dumb general manager then hires a dumb housekeeping manager who has no general cleaning skills whatsoever, and the owners wonder why their new hotel is so run down after a very short time, the hotel I work at now is the Same way, everything is orchestrated backwards inside out and upside down, nothing is ever done the right way especially cleaning, because of my experience working in hotels and know how they are operated, I will NEVER stay in any hotel ever, check into your hotel room and are at serious risk of contracting hepatitis A or MRSA, they won't allow you to clean the rooms correctly they just want to sell the room even if a big pile of shit is in the livingroom, Its disgusting
You sound like a hater. If you think its so easy, go buy one and run it yourself. How can you have worked in the industry for 20 years and not become an owner? That is embarrassing. I’m sure you can find an owner willing to sell to you. Owner financing is the best option. And do not procrastinate. Don’t be a quitabitch
This woman is showing favoritism of opinion. Many of the hotels that the asian indians bought were old hotels that people used to fall back on if things went wrong. Poor Americans, businessmen who failed since it is hard to start a business, war veterans with battle related illnesses or alcoholism from war all used to move into these hotels when their finances failed. Then these foreigners came here, bought all those places up, fixed so many up and shot the prices sky high that there was no place for many to go anymore. It sounds more like someone put this woman on this video to decorate these new corrupt businessmen and landlords. In some cases being a landlord is no good, since the ones who charge too much prey on the labor of other people. The old landlords are angels when compared to landlords who are nothing but nightmares. Some government officials talk about public housing as an answer to this; but a commune in exchange for what we once had is not a fair exchange.
One major point you are missing is that Patels are generally and mostly from the Merchant 'Varna', which is called Vaishya in Hindu Society. This has nothing to do with 'Caste' (which anyway is a made up word used to defame and divide Hindus).
This is not a small point. In Hindu society, people's Dharma (their purpose, their duty, how they think, how they live, etc.) is defined by what sector of society that they belong to. Patel households (eg. Vaishya households) are very different from the households of other Hindus for a good reason, because they focus on accumulating wealth, have a materialistic outlook on life, and even discuss business at the dinner table and in conversation.
The reason Patels are so good at business is because they have been doing it for hundreds of generations and have gotten very good at it. Just like why Indians win spelling Bees, many are from Brahmin families that have memorized and studied literature and texts for hundreds of generations and have gotten very good at it.
It is not a random process. This is how Indian Society was organized for many hundreds of Generations. I am not talking about discriminating against anyone or any group. This system was in order to have good utility of society and harmony between society. The way it is presented in the West is totally wrong and misleading.
Iron man of India is also PATEL
In just about every small town in the US, the local Motel owner is Indian, especially if there is only one. Most people in those towns think the name Patel means 'Innkeeper'.
Ha ha ha ha😂
Gujaratis have always made it big.... Be it Gandhi... Sardar Patel... Ambani or Modi... :D
potels, a hotel where you can get a room for one hour for 20 dollars.
Im more curious as to how they can afford to buy the motel/hotel. Some are several hundred grand, do they get people to finance it and even working long hours and saving a lot of money wouldnt really help.
Raising money is the key. Introduce yourself to the people you want to be like. Owners are always looking for hungry people. Just don’t procrastinate. Be a go getter. Be competitive. Otherwise you will be judged as a lazy person not worth investing in.
In fiji, new zealand and aus Patels are huge aswell right up there with The Punjas family
The experience I’ve had with an Indian-owned motel was bad. I booked a motel for a friend online for her and when she showed up and gave them her booking #, they claimed it wasn’t in the system and charged her again. Thinking that it was an error and they’d refund it back or the site would refund it, she went ahead and paid them again. She wanted me to go and help her explain to them she’d been charged twice and soon as we walked in a man greeted with a bad attitude and would barely let us talk and told us to “be quiet” and come back tomorrow and talk to the manager and he was the owner!?! I told him not to talk to us that way, there was no reason for it and as a place of business he shouldn’t have disrespected us like that for no reason. We leave and he goes out the side door and starts yelling at us again and was referring to us as “he’s” and would just talk in circles around the whole issue at hand. Needless to say, we talk to someone else that had stayed there and they had done the same thing to them.
Lmao. Im also Patel. I know many relatives living in USA own hotels.
I can not find any info on how they manage to move to america and buy a convenience store cash. Where is the money coming from . I mean the average store is 350 then years before they turn a profit We gatta be talking about a half million loan here .
They also save money by hiring people who are not legally allowed to work in their motels (like foreign students who have proper visas, but are not legally allowed to work outside the college campus).
And also using extended family and community members from back home.
Yevodee absolutely fucken right! People from India are out & out crooks. If you want someone to discover a shortcut way to do something then appoint an Indian. Being a 3rd generation Fijian Indian I’ve had the misfortune to rub shoulders with them and boy oh boy our ways are so different. Why in God’s name do they smell so much?
@Zceve40 He is a delusional idiot, let's not mind him..
People who are not legally allowed to work in their motels are the best workers. No worrying about call offs, no shows... Americans want a paycheck, fake an injury, and want disability checks, unemployment checks. They don’t work hard because they feel entitled. Just because you went to college doesn’t mean you are a hard working person. I don’t care if you know how to do your homework. I want to know you will answer the bell and keep the customer happy. Anyone can be a millionaire. But most people will be lazy and then hate the hard working people who become millionaires.
They talk about us like we're dogs but the first chance they get this, is where they run to.
Lol! That is so true my Indian friends family owns two Hotels and their last name is Patel.
Why are the people at Al Jazeera so negatively obsessed with Indians?
@Yashvardhan Poddar 🤣😂
Every time I walk into a hotel lobby and it smells like straight curry you already know your dealing with a Patel. Smh
So true 😂😂😂
I thought it was a "stereotype" but i worked at a hotel and my boss last name was Patel.
Al Jazeera fields this Pakistani Journalist to present news and updates about India and Indians.
I'm so tired of the mainstream anti India media. These people are jealous.
@ryanthomas49 How is this remotely anti-india media? It's literally a pro-india video if anything.
@आशीषसाहू-ख1ल so? That's like complaining why is an Indian journalist presenting news about non-indians.
A lot of Indian hotels are run down. They don't maintain them. They should be held accountable to take care of them.