Wrong country name in invoice
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I wouldn't be surprised if it was delieberately done by an Indian employee who still thinks that Bangladesh belongs to his country.
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Far more likely to have been a Pakistani. After all, we helped the Bongs win independence.
Cheers, Vikram.
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Not to give an excuse to this, but you'd be shocked to know how many people think that they're coming to Brazil when they go to Buenos Aires. Also, most people think that Brazil's capital is Rio de Janeiro (it's Brasília, btw). Geographic education in school is terrible in most countries. I was born in 1971 (so, just after the Liberation war), and I remember clearly learning that Bangladesh is in India in school. Schools are slow in changing the information they pass to their kids. After this, we often don't learn anything new. So, don't be shocked if in ten or twenty years people still make the same mistake. BTW, Brasília became Brazil's capital in 1960 (almost 10 years before), and the entire, huge city was built in 3 years, in an astonishing work of architecture and engineering. How many people know that?
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Daniel Turini wrote:
I was born in 1971 (so, just after the Liberation war), and I remember clearly learning that Bangladesh is in India in school.
WTF? Bangladesh was part of Pakistan from 1947 to 1971. And it only got the name Bangladesh in 1971; it was East Pakistan from 1947 onwards.
Cheers, Vikram.
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If you would have followed your own advice here, you would have avoided alot of this argument. This is a shining example of what it takes to be a software developer. Knowing how to do research is the number one skill you need to have to do this job.
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If you would have followed your own advice here, you would have avoided alot of this argument. This is a shining example of what it takes to be a software developer. Knowing how to do research is the number one skill you need to have to do this job.
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Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
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Jon, your post said "...an Indian employee who still thinks that Bangladesh belongs to his country.". As a person of Indian origin who lived through that war, I can assure you that believing Bangladesh should be part of India is definitely not the feeling expressed by any Indian I know, nor by the general population. In fact, over the years India has had to deal with the surge of refugees from Bangladesh who pour into India seeking a better life. The India government recognizes this and tries to be compassionate in its efforts to stem the tide. It's a bit like saying "Americans hate rhubarb pie". Sure, there may be some who do, but this isn't a statement echoed by the majority or the mass media. So defending a statement like that by saying "I'm sure there are some Americans who hate rhubarb pie" seems pretty lame to me. I vigorously defend your right to post your opinion in the Lounge (or anywhere else for that matter); I was simply trying to correct the impression your statement conveys to me and likely others who may be unfamiliar with that political event. /ravi
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Until 1947, Bengal was part of India, yes? Specifically the Indian Empire, member of the League of Nations and a member nation of the Summer Olympics in 1900, 1920, 1928, 1932, and 1936? The Raj is still recognized as having happened?
Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
It's a bit like saying "Americans hate rhubarb pie". Sure, there may be some who do, but this isn't a statement echoed by the majority or the mass media. So defending a statement like that by saying "I'm sure there are some Americans who hate rhubarb pie" seems pretty lame to me.
I have no idea what you are talking about. I'm sure there's a metaphor in there for you, but it doesn't seem to apply to anything i said.
Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
I was simply trying to correct the impression your statement conveys to me and likely others who may be unfamiliar with that political event.
I suggest that starting off with 'do your homework," may not have been the most propitious beginning to your attempt to spread enlightenment. Note below how few words it took Vikram to convey all the information neccessary,
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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Far more likely to have been a Pakistani. After all, we helped the Bongs win independence.
Cheers, Vikram.
The hands that help are holier than the lips that pray.
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The Developer wrote:
it wasn't the matter of bad research
Oh yes it was. You took your information from a single source and didn't verify what you found with other sources of information.
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Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
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Jon, your post said "...an Indian employee who still thinks that Bangladesh belongs to his country.". As a person of Indian origin who lived through that war, I can assure you that believing Bangladesh should be part of India is definitely not the feeling expressed by any Indian I know, nor by the general population. In fact, over the years India has had to deal with the surge of refugees from Bangladesh who pour into India seeking a better life. The India government recognizes this and tries to be compassionate in its efforts to stem the tide. It's a bit like saying "Americans hate rhubarb pie". Sure, there may be some who do, but this isn't a statement echoed by the majority or the mass media. So defending a statement like that by saying "I'm sure there are some Americans who hate rhubarb pie" seems pretty lame to me. I vigorously defend your right to post your opinion in the Lounge (or anywhere else for that matter); I was simply trying to correct the impression your statement conveys to me and likely others who may be unfamiliar with that political event. /ravi
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
Americans hate rhubarb pie
Mmmmmmmm... My favoritest! :-D Excellent points, btw.
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
Americans hate rhubarb pie
Mmmmmmmm... My favoritest! :-D Excellent points, btw.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Alas, I have yet to imbibe of this delicacy. I'm told it's quite the treat! /ravi
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It's quite yummy - deliciously sour, but just enough sugar to rot your teeth and cover up the sourness. I'd rank the sour factor right alongside a bing cherry pie - more tart, really, then sour. Whenever I see a few stalks at a local store (quite rare) I snap them up and bake a pie. Sadly, the plant will not grow here, though I have fond memories of the one my grandparents had in the yard in my childhood. We used to munch on the fresh stalks after a hard day of playing in the fields behind the house. The leaves are poisonous, but the stalks delicious! :-D
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The Developer wrote:
it wasn't the matter of bad research
Oh yes it was. You took your information from a single source and didn't verify what you found with other sources of information.
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Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
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Who the fu*k voted me 1. this is a good information because most people think that Sydne is the capital of Australia while it is Milborn
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I tend to 1 vote people who pull out incorrect information because they have a blind trust of wiki.
