LAHORE, PAKISTAN And just like that, it’s over. Off to the airport. Lhe-auh-JFK-dca Sent from my iPhone
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Gora in Lahore-a Day 21: Practicalities
Posted on January 16, 2012 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
LAHORE, PAKISTAN Lahore is a modern city in every sense of the word. In fact, “modern” in the developing world sense might be even more modern than in the western sense. Lahore has a little bit of everything and is probably about as representative of Pakistan as a city like Washington, DC, is of the [...]
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Gora in Lahore-a Day 19: Safety and bragging rights
Posted on January 14, 2012 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
LAHORE, PAKISTAN With Colombian and now Pakistani entry stamps in my passport, I feel like I’ve finally earned some serious travel cred. The thing is, Lahore really doesn’t feel edgy enough to warrant bragging rights. Yes, this is the post where I’ll talk about safety, and the short version is that I feel very safe [...]
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Gora in Lahore-a Day 5 (pm)–The Traffic
Posted on December 31, 2011 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
LAHORE, PAKISTAN Ya Allah the traffic! You have this mental image of developing world traffic, particularly in Asia. But friends and coworkers have told me time and time again over the years that that’s not Pakistan. Egypt, India…sure. But not Pakistan. I took their word for it. Now that I’m here, people are still telling [...]
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Random Thought: Abbreviations and city names
Posted on June 29, 2008 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
STRATFORD, NJ, USA I’m watching the Euro 2008 final on TV. Why is it that ABC/ESPN is abbreviating “Spain” as “ESP,” but abbreviating Germany as “GER”? It seems to me like they should pick a standard and stick to it–either abbreviate both in their native languages, or abbreviate both in English. “GER vs SPA” or [...]
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Soccer: USA-Argentina international friendly at Giants Stadium
Posted on June 14, 2008 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
STRATFORD, NJ, USA I’m a little late in writing about this, but last Sunday my mom watched my grandmom while I went up to North Jersey to watch the international friendly between the national soccer teams of the USA and Argentina. It was the second part of my weekend of sports day trips, and I [...]
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2008 National Geographic Geography Bee
Posted on May 22, 2008 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
WASHINGTON, DC, USA Click here for the Geography Bee mini-test. Every year, to coincide with the National Geography Bee, National Geographic’s website posts a mini Geography test. Every year, I miss a couple that I shouldn’t. And every year, I try to post the link here. Give it a try! It only takes about two [...]
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NAFTA and trade deals (The VERY basics)
Posted on March 4, 2008 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
WASHINGTON, DC, USA NAFTA has been in the news a lot lately. Unfortunately, not many people (myself included) really understand it. A friend asked me today to explain it to him. I was able to give him the very basics. I think this is stuff that everyone should know, so I thought I’d post our [...]
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Condi on BB
Posted on December 29, 2007 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
STRATFORD, NJ, USA Check out the reporter who questions Condoleezza Rice 45 seconds into this report: http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/urdu/2007_12/Video/wmv/Rice%20Reaction-v.wmv It’s half-English, half-Urdu. But it’s only about 2 minutes long, and you might find it interesting. Especially if you know the reporter.
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Benazir and Me
Posted on December 27, 2007 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
WASHINGTON, DC, USA Back in January of 2006, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto came to my office for some interviews and a press conference. My boss was the one who set up the visit, and she arranged for some tea for Benazir. The tea was served, but Benazir wanted cream. So, my boss tasked [...]
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