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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 08:03:21 -0700
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On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:21:03 +0000
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> In India there are many languages, but everyone sort of speaks
> English. Or has impoted lots of English words and phrases.

Visited Portugal last spring - lots of great seafood and wine, but at
one point we ended up in an Indian restaurant on the outskirts of
Lisbon. My dad was doing his best to order (being fluent, if rusty, in
Portuguese,) but he and the proprietor were having difficulty getting
through to each other. Finally, the light goes on, and he asks: "do you
speak English?"

Guy looks at him like he's from the moon. "I'm *Indian!*" he laughs.