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Interesting translations…

April 3rd

by: Ajay Puri
Vancouver is full of diverse cultures. According to the latest census numbers ~40% of our city self-identifies as a Visible Minority status.
So of course you overhear funny but awkward translations. For instance, the following are Hindi / Farsi pairings:

Kheer

Khoon
Saag

Kheer - When I was going to my Iranian friends house for dinner I asked [...]

It’s a Girl!

December 8th

So even if you don’t plan to kill your unborn baby just because it is a girl remember that there are at least a billion people in this world who do. Even if you cannot plan the nursery décor because they didn’t tell you the sex of your unborn child, remember that some girls were given a chance at life because their parents were not told their sex. Right here in Canada. Right here on East of Main.

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