UK, Idiomatic Suggestive of stereotypical portrayals of Indians in British media.
[…]the fact that though there were quite good restaurants of all nationalities in Beverly Hills, there was (dropping into his goodness-gracious-me voice) no good Indian restaurant ... He was an enthusiast.1983 06, Punch:
The protagonists speak with neutral accents, an important aspect of the characterisation and chosen by the film-makers to pre-empt the 'goodness, gracious, me' Asian stereotype.1988, Institute of Contemporary Arts (London, England), Black Film, British Cinema:
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He was condescending to me, presuming a goodness-gracious-me prejudice on my part. "Why does that matter? Aren't the clothes from Asia the same quality as those made here?" I countered.2001, New Statesman: