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Pradeep E
Pradeep E is on page 31 of 384
"..queuing was unnatural for our countrymen. Our proper mode in situations where demand was high and supply low was to elbow, jostle, crowd, and hustle, and, if all, that failed, to bribe, flatter, exaggerate, and lie. I was uncertain whether these traits were genetic, deeply cultural, or simply a rapid evolutionary development."

Sounds familiar.
Oct 01, 2020 07:31PM
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Pradeep E
Pradeep E is on page 202 of 384
"Vodka was one of the three things the Soviet Union made that were suitable for export, not counting political exiles; the other two were weapons and novels."
Oct 07, 2020 07:02PM
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Pradeep E
Pradeep E is on page 74 of 384
"Under Asian communism, everything but sex is free, since the sexual revolution has not yet happened in the East. The reasoning is that if one has enough sex to produce six or eight or a dozen offspring, one hardly needs a revolution for more sex."

Hehe..
Oct 03, 2020 10:28AM
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Vartika Very much so, and I'd say the same for a lot else as far as this book is concerned


Pradeep E Yes, I can see the point you are making as I read this further though I am not sure you meant it as an observation or a point of criticism..


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