What do Thia people in America think about the Thia food served in restaurants?!
Answers: I love (some) Thia dishes. Always wondered if they are sticking to the tradtional ways or modifying the recipes to suit Americans.
Practically all ethnic food in foreign countries are 'localized', except maybe for high-end restaurants. There have been people who initially set up authentic restaurants but eventually had to compromise due to poor business from locals who complained that the food is not "authentic"! There are also dishes that are invented overseas eg. chop suey, fortune cookies & teppanyaki, that are considered novelties in Asia.
But seriously people should really travel to the real country of origin and taste authentic food, otherwise they'll be cheating their tastebuds out of a true gastronomic experience. I once hosted an elderly Caucasian couple & treated them to a meal at a good Chinese restaurant, they were totally blown away by the refreshingly light & tasty cuisine as it was a completely different experience to what they thought was Chinese food which they had eaten all their lives (heavy stuff that makes you constipated & thirsty from all the salt & MSG).
By the way, it's spelled Thai, not Thia.
It's called Americanized. It's good but I also like their version of how they make the dishes in their country.
Thai food sticks pretty close to traditional at least around here.