Here in Canada there's so many Punjabis (sikhs) that work in burger restaurants. Its like they don't care about it at all. I know Malaysian Indians consider the cow as holy. But do they actually handle beef patties? This is a serious question
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Sikhs don't consider cow anymore holy than a buffalo or any other cattle/animal.
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When it comes to survival without better alternatives in sight, even Muslims will have to start eating pork. This is my point. The same applies to the Sikhs in Canada as well. When they have no choice to earn an honest living in a foreign country that eat beef as the norm, they will have to break the rules in order to stay surviving. Or else, being too stringent with the rules will just be counterproductive. At least, they refrain from eating the beef, which is still acceptable. They only handle the patties as part of their job to earn a living. They are not involved in slaughtering the beef, cooking them, or even eating them.
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try taking a look at Burger King @ KLCC... most of the staffs in the kitchen are Indians.. and Burger King has great beef burgers.. i guess they are not as fanatic as the malays... where they don't mind handling the food but not eating it. Just like the UITM students taking up veterinary. They need to handle pigs and dogs as a training.
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Yes they do. They just handle it like the rest of the staffs. There are Chinese that don't eat beef & there are many Malaysians Indians that eat beef too (e.g. Christians/Muslim convert). Same goes for many industry. Just to share with you this... Did you know there are many shoes, bags, watch, even pen casing & etc. made of leather e.g. pig skin, cow & etc. I went to Midvalley's sports stores to get some hiking & sports shoes. I noticed there's a trend/pattern of how some store assistants hold the shoes & etc. e.g. take plastic/paper to offer the shoe & only hold the inner lining. Initially I thought wow very gentlemen/polite manners, so I chatted with them. It's only then I found out that, by that method they don't come in direct contact with pig skin & etc. (besides hand contact - sweat/oil not good for the goods) I further inquired what if they accidentally touch or have to use it. e.g. certain balls uses animal skin & polo boots uses pig skin as it's extra soft & durable. They said it's ok, as long as they wash their hands later before eating & not consuming it in anyway.
