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Originally Posted by UniPol
Pretty harsh words there Carl. Unfortunately, here in Australia, we find it hard to understand the cultural and economic conditions which bring about these enterprises. As you say, "hang up", it is quite easy if you are polite.
By the way, just to keep you up with the times and certainly no offense intended, "Bombay" is now called "Mumbai" and "Calcutta" is called "Kolkata".
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I know what the cities are called, so there's no need to "correct" me, or "inform" me of their new pronunciations. FYI, Mumbai and Kolkata are actually the original Hindi pronunciations for the names of those two cities before the Europeans arrived in India.
Yes, they are harsh words, and deservedly so. They're crooks, whether they're Indian, Australian, "calathumpian" or red with green spots. The cultural or economic conditions have nothing to do with the enterprise that's been set up. That is a load of crock. They'd be crooks in India as well. Call them for what they are.