Ambiguous Name: Sim Sim Salabim

I don't think we should use a pre-existing phrase if we're defining it in a completely different way.

Fair.

A compilation of naming options so far.

• Hollywood India
• Enchanting India
• Mystical India
• Mystical Indian Land
• Mystical Indian Lands
• Blue Hindu
• The Blue Hindu
• Blue Multi Armed Hindu
• India Is Full Of Snake Charmers
• An "X, Y and Z" combo, including Curry
• An "X, Y and Z" combo, including Elephants
• An "X, Y and Z" combo, including The Taj Mahal
• An "X, Y and Z" combo, including Yogis
• An "X, Y and Z" combo, including Floating Carpets
• An "X, Y and Z" combo, including Sitars
• An "X, Y and Z" combo, including Yoga
• An "X, Y and Z" combo, including Gurus
• An "X, Y and Z" combo, including Sutras
• An "X, Y and Z" combo, including Snake Charmers
• An "X, Y and Z" combo, including Cows
• An "X, Y and Z" combo, including Firebreahters

Posting this comment to make public that I voted in favor of a rename. I'll bookmark the thread to cast a vote when choosing a name when the second crowner is ready.

Yes to renaming this trope.

I like Mystical India best as a new name, as it gets at the heart of the original trope idea while doing away with the mumbo-jumbo in the original title.

Regarding curry and elephants, Thailand is just as famous for its curry and elephants (though Thai culture is heavily influenced by Indic culture).

Therefore, I do not recommend curry or elephants.

Edited by Nen_desharu on Mar 26th 2022 at 5:24:35 AM

I'll grant you elephants, but when people think of curry, they think of India. Is there anyone outside of Thailand who doesn't assume curry is Indian unless otherwise stated?

According to The Other Wiki, curry is common in the entire south-east Asia, South Africa and England, though obviously it originated in India. A fact I keep forgetting because burry (or, Kare Rice) is also so traditional in Japan and you know how widespread Japanese media is.

I definitely don't think of "India" exclusively when I think of curry. Sorry.

Can confirm. I make a lot of Thai and Japanese curry. I am Filipino and my roommate is Vietnamese; we both have our own (derivative) takes on “curry” as well.

(On the topic of Thailand: Holiday in Cambodia also sucks as a name, but that’s for another day.)

I think of India when I hear about curry, even though Japanese curry is the only kind I've had.

Edit: Oh yeah, and Holiday in Cambodia is indeed an awful name if it's about the entirety of Southeast Asia and not just Cambodia. That explains why its wick count is in the double-digit range (albeit the high double-digit range), which may mean it's worth taking to TRS for underuse like how Olive Garden was renamed to Spaghetti and Gondolas for underuse (meanwhile, a TRS case from this year, Raised Catholic being renamed to Culturally Religious, was renamed because it was overused due to all the misuse).

Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 27th 2022 at 5:07:23 AM

For Holiday in Cambodia, perhaps name it Angkor Wat And Fried Tarantulas as the most famous landmark in Cambodia is Angkor Wat (it's even on the Cambodian flag) and fried tarantulas are primarily a Cambodian delicacy.

Edited by Nen_desharu on Mar 27th 2022 at 9:27:50 AM

We can't worry about Holiday in Cambodia on this thread.

The issue with Holiday in Cambodia is that apparently it covers more than just Cambodia. It applies to Southeast Asia as a whole.

Regarding the name for this trope, while curry isn't exclusive to India, curry is heavily associated with India and this trope is supposed to be about stereotypes people have about India.

Sure, but a trope name with "Curry" in it isn't going to necessarily tell people the trope is about India.

Which is why putting it alongside other words was suggested, like Curry Elephants And The Taj Mahal, among other suggestions.

Of course, we always have suggestions like Hollywood India for a "less is more" approach.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 28th 2022 at 2:46:29 PM

Yeah, we'd obviously have more than just "Curry".

I'd prefer something like Mystical India myself, for clarity.

Agree with Mystical India.

Mystical India could potentially work.

I would support Mystical India, since Hollywood India feels almost like a snowclone (Hollywood Atheist, Hollywood Autism, etc.)

I think the problem with names that contain "Indian Lands" is that it can be confused with Injun Country.