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Milan Patel

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Milan Patel has been a guest on Breaking Bread with Tom Papa .

Recently: “Milan Patel: Growing Up Running a Motel” on Breaking Bread with Tom Papa (October 2026).

What They Said

“My girlfriend was visiting recently and she was hearing my mom and my aunt talk to each other. They're just cutting cucumbers and they're screaming. And she's like, are they mad at each other? And my mom's like, no, I was just telling her that she was cutting the cucumbers too thin. It's like, okay, so you are mad.” — Milan Patel, Breaking Bread with Tom Papa

Patel is describing how loud his family is, which he compares to having the TV on all the time. The host's summary is that this is just how they talk.

Breaking Bread with Tom Papa · 2026-10-01 Permalink → Listen →
Breaking Bread with Tom Papa Around 12:40 into the episode
Milan Patel

Yeah, that's nice. It's like there's something going. It's like TV. It's like the TV's on all the time, kind of. Right. Right, exactly. It's like you're not bored. Someone's yelling about something.

Tom Papa

Yeah, just that this is how they talk.

Milan Patel

Yeah, pretty much, yeah. Because my girlfriend was visiting recently and she was like hearing my mom and my aunt talk to each other. They're just cutting cucumbers and they're screaming. And she's like, are they mad at each other? And my mom's like, no, I was just telling her that she was cutting the cucumbers too thin. It's like, okay, so you are mad. Right, but I

Tom Papa

don't hate her. I don't hate her.

Milan Patel

And we're not mad at each other. We just scream all the time and critique each other.

Tom Papa

You have siblings?

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“I don't think people, when they're in a room, they think about that another person will have to do anything in that room ever again. … Like that room doesn't exist after you leave.” — Milan Patel, Breaking Bread with Tom Papa

Patel, who grew up in his family's motel, is talking with the host about the state guests leave rooms in. The host suggests people treat a room like a rental car.

Breaking Bread with Tom Papa · 2026-10-01 Permalink → Listen →
Breaking Bread with Tom Papa Around 18:31 into the episode
Milan Patel

it is. You know?

Tom Papa

Yeah. I'm sure a lot of people just think it's like a rental car or something and just abuse it and just walk out. I

Milan Patel

think so. I don't think people, when they're in a room, they think about that another person will have to do anything in that room ever again. Right, exactly. Like that room doesn't exist after you leave. Yeah. Yeah.

Tom Papa

Yeah. I do. I try to. I try and straighten up before I go. That's my other thing.

Milan Patel

You can do that. Towels in the bathtub are good. Like you don't have to, it doesn't have to be neat. You just have to do stuff that could make it easier.

Tom Papa

My little easy thing, this is so stupid, but I feel like I'm doing a good thing. Is I'll take all any towel, any whatever's in the bathroom towel like I ball it all up and put it up on the thing so they don't have to bend over to pick up the rack. You put it on

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