[silk] How linguistic variations affect where Germans choose to live

2010-04-01 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
Very interesting article[1], and wonder whether this is applicable to other countries/regions as well. Kiran [1] http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15731354 Sprechen Sie Deutsch? How linguistic variations affect where Germans choose to live Mar 18th 2010 | BERLIN |

Re: [silk] How linguistic variations affect where Germans choose to live

2010-04-01 Thread Venkat Mangudi
On Thursday 01 April 2010 04:27 PM, Kiran K Karthikeyan wrote: respond to cultural factors more than to social ties. It seems that neither television, nor the autobahn, nor even the Kaiser, has created a single country in Germany. Sounds like India. --V

Re: [silk] How linguistic variations affect where Germans choose to live

2010-04-01 Thread Thaths
On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 4:43 AM, Venkat Mangudi s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote: On Thursday 01 April 2010 04:27 PM, Kiran K Karthikeyan wrote: respond to cultural factors more than to social ties. It seems that neither television, nor the autobahn, nor even the Kaiser, has created a single

Re: [silk] How linguistic variations affect where Germans choose to live

2010-04-01 Thread Nikhil Mehra
On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 4:43 AM, Venkat Mangudi s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote: On Thursday 01 April 2010 04:27 PM, Kiran K Karthikeyan wrote: respond to cultural factors more than to social ties. It seems that neither

Re: [silk] How linguistic variations affect where Germans choose to live

2010-04-01 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Thaths [01/04/10 08:57 -0700]: I thought Ramesh Sippy's Ramayan or Kapil's Devils or Rahman's Jai Ho all created a single India, no? ramanand sagar you mean? the one with the constipated looking actors and actresses who look like they need to find a toilet just as soon as the current scene is

Re: [silk] How linguistic variations affect where Germans choose to live

2010-04-01 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote: ramanand sagar you mean? the one with the constipated looking actors and actresses who look like they need to find a toilet just as soon as the current scene is shot, cheezy firework tipped arrows and discordant

Re: [silk] How linguistic variations affect where Germans choose to live

2010-04-01 Thread Thaths
On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote: Thaths [01/04/10 08:57 -0700]: I thought Ramesh Sippy's Ramayan or Kapil's Devils or Rahman's Jai Ho all created a single India, no? ramanand sagar you mean? the one with the constipated looking actors and

Re: [silk] How linguistic variations affect where Germans choose to live

2010-04-01 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: they got the whole nation together and glued to the TV at the times they were telecast That had more to do with the era than the serials. No TV show today can have the pan-India grasp that any half decent show on DD had

Re: [silk] How linguistic variations affect where Germans choose to live

2010-04-01 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 2:03 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: That had more to do with the era than the serials. No TV show today can have the pan-India grasp that any half decent show on DD had those days. Well, Star Plus had some excellent serials, too, I remember. (not

Re: [silk] How linguistic variations affect where Germans choose to live

2010-04-01 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
On 2 April 2010 03:31, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: Oh, thank you for letting me think about those Sunday mornings! My elderly aunt would never attend any weddings that took place at that timemy father-in-law's cook in Pondicherry refused to go into the kitchenI have

Re: [silk] How linguistic variations affect where Germans choose to live

2010-04-01 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
On 2 April 2010 02:03, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: they got the whole nation together and glued to the TV at the times they were telecast That had more to do with the era than the serials. No TV show