Chill Bangladesh Thread

[Nilgiri]

Why are the crows laughing?

They seen a peanut stand, heard a rubber band....seen a needle wink its eye

 

[Destranator]

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Why are the crows laughing?

This "laughing crow" saga has gotten me to learn Turkish and in the process learn an idiom that I will never forget (because it is so true!):

Bir Musibet Bin Nasihatten Yidir.
One bad experience is worth a thousand warnings.

I guess thanks to @Hakikat ve Hikmet for pushing me in that direction?

@Atlas @Nilgiri

 

[Nilgiri]

This "laughing crow" saga has gotten me to learn Turkish and in the process learn an idiom that I will never forget (because it is so true!):

Bir Musibet Bin Nasihatten Yidir.
One bad experience is worth a thousand warnings.

I guess thanks to @Hakikat ve Hikmet for pushing me in that direction?

@Atlas @Nilgiri

@Valar. has now introduced an interesting concept to reply to our beloved Ottoman senior....the crows laughing because they thought an elephant cant fly (Watch movie Dumbo, great movie I watched a lot as a kid). Wonder what "an elephant flies" is in Turkish? It could be a nice reply to the ottoman, and he probably wont understand lol.

 

[Bilal9]

This is how Coca-Cola Bangladesh bottles their soda

https://www.facebook.com/

I believe Bangladesh was the first country in South Asia to introduce Coke in cans. Meaning package soda in cans locally, back in the very late eighties or early nineties.

And this was the same serving size as found at that time in the US (355 ml or 12 Oz cans with Pop Tab).

The Bengali coke logo in Bangladesh (East Pakistan) also dates from the 1960's...

 

[Bilal9]

Opposition leaders

President Md Abdul Hamid administers oath to new state ministers at the Bangabhaban on Monday.

 

[Bilal9]

Migratory waterfowl have started thronging the lakes of Jahangirnagar University at the onset of winter

Lesser whistling ducks

Moorhen

 

[Michael Corleone]

I believe Bangladesh was the first country in South Asia to introduce Coke in cans. Meaning package soda in cans locally, back in the very late eighties or early nineties.

And this was the same serving size as found at that time in the US (355 ml or 12 Oz cans with Pop Tab).

The Bengali coke logo in Bangladesh (East Pakistan) also dates from the 1960's...

damn i never saw can sodas in bangladesh... atleast not the bigger serving size

 

[Bilal9]

damn i never saw can sodas in bangladesh... atleast not the bigger serving size

Early nineties brother, probably well before both of our time....

 

[Michael Corleone]

Early nineties brother, probably well before both of our time....

they're not made anymore/? pity

 

[Bilal9]

they're not made anymore/? pity

They converted to smaller and taller cans sometime during 2000 to 2005 I believe...

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/new-...investment-in-bangladesh.474630/#post-9146245

They opened a $74 million larger bottling and canning plan North of Dhaka (Bhaluka) in 2017 - in addition to the third party bottlers and canners already existing.

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/new-...d-74-million-investment-in-bangladesh.474630/

Local packaging for Diet Coke and Coke Zero.

 

[Michael Corleone]

They converted to smaller and taller cans sometime during 2000 to 2005 I believe...

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/new-...investment-in-bangladesh.474630/#post-9146245

They opened a $74 million larger bottling and canning plan North of Dhaka (Bhaluka) in 2017 - in addition to the third party bottlers and canners already existing.

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/new-...d-74-million-investment-in-bangladesh.474630/

Local packaging for Diet Coke and Coke Zero.

hmm, wonder what's a coke zero... imo classic is the best drink among sodas

 

[Bilal9]

hmm, wonder what's a coke zero... imo classic is the best drink among sodas

Accurate explanation...

http://www.differencebetween.net/science/health/difference-between-diet-coke-and-coke-zero/

Diet Coke and Coke Zero are both sugarless varieties of Coke.

 

[Nilgiri]

@Joe Shearer @Atlas @bluesky @Mage @The Ronin @itsanufy @dray / Rain Man

I quite enjoyed this:

 

[Joe Shearer]

@Joe Shearer @Atlas @bluesky @Mage @The Ronin @itsanufy @dray / Rain Man

I quite enjoyed this:

Be careful, you are in serious danger of losing your soul.

Are you aware that shopkeepers south of Rashbihari Avenue in Calcutta spoke Tamil? (The Digas and Gultis thought it sucked big time, the Mallus didn't get it, since they were already speaking Bong). Last week or so, the South India Club closed its canteen; now you have to go to Ramakrishna Luncheon Home or to Prema Vilas to get a decent dosa; the other places sell half-dressed substitutes that are quite properly known as improper and indecent dosas.

And have you heard of the Bengali musician named Kanan, who turned out to be Kannan before his transmogrification? And the Iyengar family whose wedding I was invited to, who jabbered away to each other in Bong, and shocked me out of several years' growth? (the side effect is that I look - and act - years younger than I should).

 

[Nilgiri]

Be careful, you are in serious danger of losing your soul.

Are you aware that shopkeepers south of Rashbihari Avenue in Calcutta spoke Tamil? (The Digas and Gultis thought it sucked big time, the Mallus didn't get it, since they were already speaking Bong). Last week or so, the South India Club closed its canteen; now you have to go to Ramakrishna Luncheon Home or to Prema Vilas to get a decent dosa; the other places sell half-dressed substitutes that are quite properly known as improper and indecent dosas.

And have you heard of the Bengali musician named Kanan, who turned out to be Kannan before his transmogrification? And the Iyengar family whose wedding I was invited to, who jabbered away to each other in Bong, and shocked me out of several years' growth? (the side effect is that I look - and act - years younger than I should).

I have found mallus quickly adopt the local lingua franca compared to us Tamils. They are also much more keen overall on learning Hindi compared to most of us.

Its good you still have some good dosa places though. I myself am more of an idli-vadai kinda guy (I do like a good dosai though).

As for the musician..Kanan...I do faintly remember few instances of the name being brought up by my mom (who grew up on radio era)...do you mean the following chap?:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkut_Kannabhiran

I will have to look up his songs, sounds interesting. I know of Kanan Devi though, she was quite the legend.

Tamil - Bong interaction is not all that surprising...there are many similarities we share....our great poet Bharatiyar (I have memorised and deeply cherish many of his poems/songs) really admired Tagore:

https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/tagore-through-bharatis-eyes/article5075434.ece