tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31451320.post5012972342715176893..comments2023-07-18T15:48:02.375+00:00Comments on Ian Green: Unimagined: It makes you thinkNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124830704901661470noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31451320.post-55220436858748838622007-04-19T20:25:00.000+00:002007-04-19T20:25:00.000+00:00By the way my wife really enjoyed the book but was...By the way my wife really enjoyed the book but was a bit disappointed it ended so swiftly.<BR/>What's your next project?<BR/>IanNews Updatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13124830704901661470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31451320.post-37812526342855880312007-04-19T16:05:00.000+00:002007-04-19T16:05:00.000+00:00Already Thursday it is and much work I have had. N...Already Thursday it is and much work I have had. <BR/><BR/>Next thought - the word 'Paki. <BR/><BR/>Growing up, I was the only 'Paki' around, and the word, when I heard it, was always prefixed with 'f---ing' or used with the imperative to 'go home!' (I was always touched by their eloquence and originality). It was always a term of abuse and lacked the affectionate nuance of 'Aussie' or 'Pommie'. <BR/><BR/>Years later, I was shocked, on a work-related training course, to hear a colleague refer to 'Paki shops' (we were talking about consumer packaged goods distribution). Eventually it dawned on me that, in some quarters, it was just a short, lazy word, just like Aussie, and carried no intent to offend. <BR/><BR/>It's all a question of our neurolinguistic programming.Imran Ahmadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01765006614050794579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31451320.post-44064462931315289952007-04-15T14:49:00.000+00:002007-04-15T14:49:00.000+00:00Hi Imran,"But a more considered response I will gi...Hi Imran,<BR/><BR/>"But a more considered response I will give"? - You sound like Yoda!<BR/>Look forward to hearing from you. My wife is currently reading the book now and no doubt she will give you a message too.<BR/>Kind regards<BR/>IanNews Updatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13124830704901661470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31451320.post-52673826984984150552007-04-15T08:47:00.000+00:002007-04-15T08:47:00.000+00:00Hi Ian,Thank you for this. I was awaiting your ver...Hi Ian,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for this. I was awaiting your verdict with nervous anticipation. <BR/><BR/>My first thought is: I never had a Chinese takeaway until I went away to University. It was beef in black bean sauce with green pepper, with fried rice, to be precise. I remember it well. It was such a huge and heavy quantity of food that it made me really slow and drowsy. My eating at home had been much better regulated. <BR/><BR/>But a more considered response I will give after I've done all my (work-related) homework this weekend. <BR/><BR/>Best regards,<BR/><BR/>ImranImran Ahmadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01765006614050794579noreply@blogger.com