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The kind of customers McDonald's attracts in India is very different from other countries.
There are still families with young children who frequent it. But diners also include many young people, aged between 19 and 30, with no kids.
During the week, Amit says, this crowd dominates the restaurants.
I wanted to see how true this was so I decided to have lunch in the McDonald's in Delhi's crowded Lajpat Nagar market area.
Sitting to my right, a young IT worker munches on a McSpicy Paneer while conducting a Skype meeting on his laptop.
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On my left, a group of college students share a meal.
But what's most interesting are the two tables behind me.
One table has two elderly couples in serious discussion; the other has a coy-looking woman and man trying to have a conversation amidst the din.
With a bit of eavesdropping I find out that this is traditional matchmaking but in the modern Indian way.
The parents have introduced the potential bride and groom who are having their first official date under the watchful eyes of their mothers and fathers. The parents meanwhile are sorting out the details of the proposed marriage, all over a Maharaja Mac Meal.
So Amit's research seems to be right: unlike McDonald's around the world, there are hardly any parents with young children here.