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- From: shenkin@still3.chem.columbia.edu (Peter Shenkin)
- Subject: Re: Astounding* observations on this newsgroup:
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- In article <Jan27.180257.46169@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> kannan@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Kannan Subramanian) writes:
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- [[ I had written: ]]
- >>2. The fact that such a high fraction of the readership, or at least
- >> the "postership," seems to be of East Indian origin -- though this
- >> makes sense, on reflection;
- >
- >I'm curious to know what "sense" you make of this, but it _is_ a curious
- >phenomenon alright.
- >
- >As your average "East Indian," I can safely say that I was exposed to as many
- >British authors as American when I was growing up (a process I haven't quite
- >finished yet), with the exception, probably, of old (Victorian) English
- >literature of which there was no visible American counterpart accessible to
- >me.
-
- Well, you've just said exactly why it makes sense! -- the British
- influence, of course.
-
- >On the other hand, you'll probably be as 'astounded' at the 'East-Indian'
- >following that Woody Allen generates.
-
- This one I don't understand at all, and I was completely unaware of it
- as well. But perhaps you'll understand why I, being a New York Jew,
- am bored by Woody Allen....
-
- -P.
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