Monthly Archives: July 2000

Reverse Culture Shock

Posted on 30.07.2000 by Stephanie Booth

Things I could not have seen in India: A few weeks back, a man at the bus stop was spending his waiting time chasing cigarette butts into the gutter, systematically, undisturbed by curious onlookers. Now you understand why Switzerland is … Continue reading →

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Communicating

Posted on 30.07.2000 by Stephanie Booth

To communicate, people need to be standing on the same ground. Too often, conversation is flawed, because we think we are on the same ground, but the reality is that each person’s ground is different. By clarifying which parts of … Continue reading →

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Outlook Beware

Posted on 30.07.2000 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Twitter n’envoie dès à présent plus de SMS aux utilisateurs basés hors des Etats-Unis, du Canada, et de l’Inde: trop cher. Oui, ça veut dire que même vos DM ne vous parviennent plus sur votre téléphone. Très déçue et embêtée … Continue reading →

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Flat and Car

Posted on 26.07.2000 by Stephanie Booth

I got my flat! Bagha is happy, although he doesn’t know it yet, because in a bit more than two weeks he will be allowed outside again. My collegues at work saw me leap in the air with joy as … Continue reading →

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Astounding

Posted on 24.07.2000 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]C’est reparti. La course. Vite vite vite. Trop pour une personne. Déceptions. Personnes qui proposent leur aide et se retirent: une composante culturelle? Réduire mes attentes. Y’a encore du boulot.[en]I’m posting quite regularly at Astounding these days. I also discovered … Continue reading →

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Music Section

Posted on 20.07.2000 by Stephanie Booth

There. The music section is open! Similar Posts: RIP Music Section In Near Future Offline Site Photos and Videos Underground Web Bienvenue! Coding Section Open Emergence: a Teenage Essay Writing

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Translator

Posted on 17.07.2000 by Stephanie Booth

Another useless thing I did today (this is my last day free on the net, I’m starting work tomorrow).I put one of my pages in a translation site. Want to see the result? “Everyday life” in french (extracted from my … Continue reading →

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Web Insanity

Posted on 17.07.2000 by Stephanie Booth

I must be going slightly mad… I’ve registered an email address for my cat at meowmail.com. You can now write to him directly at bagha@meowmail.com to ask him how he is coping with Switzerland (locked up in a flat, no … Continue reading →

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Hell

Posted on 16.07.2000 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Getting started with Google Reader, for my French readers.[en]Just overheated my second car in ten days : ( – is there a god of cars up there that I offended in some way? Similar Posts: Live Nude Cats Fin de … Continue reading →

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