Monthly Archives: July 2010

Indian Moments, Part 4

Posted on July 31, 2010 by dustinfreeman

[Today, I have a bad cold, with a sinus headache and running nose. The amount of mucous I’m producing is pretty epic. I’m trying to at least conserve mass, so I’m drinking lots of water.] [At a pharmacy.] Do you … Continue reading →

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Indian English

Posted on July 18, 2010 by dustinfreeman

The lingua franca in India is English. If you can only know one language in India, this is the one to know. A common misconception if you’re from outside India is that the entire country is culturally and linguistically as … Continue reading →

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Indian Moments, Part 3

Posted on July 18, 2010 by dustinfreeman

Indians refer to Native North Americans as Red Indians. We ordered bottled water to our table and it was…Foster’s branded. Foster’s branded water. It would seem kind of okay with, say, Coca-Cola, if they put their brand on water, but … Continue reading →

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Gmail Subject Lines Auto-complete Hilarity

Posted on July 6, 2010 by dustinfreeman

Thankfully, the browsers I use save the subject lines I have used over the past few years. I paused when I saw one of these in auto-complete, and then went and captured a bunch more. These are both nostalgic, and … Continue reading →

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How a Strike Ruined my Weekend

Posted on July 1, 2010 by dustinfreeman

This past weekend (June 26th and 27th), me and two other ex-pats in Bangalore (French, Italian) decided to go to Cochin on the west coast of India. After spending most of my time at the 900 meter elevation of Bangalore, … Continue reading →

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