Under the Bodhi Tree

Chinglish to English

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March 31st 2007
One thing a year in Taiwan has taught me is to abandon all grammatically correct ways of speaking. Of course, it's always easier to communicate with someone with little knowledge of English when you speak in a way they can identify with. India, i keep forgetting, is an English speaking country as most children who attend school will automatically learn it. And here, most (if not all) signs are w ... read more

Asia » India » Bihar » Bodh Gaya

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more