Thursday, July 1, 1999
Bongs? No, we're Bengalis from Kolkata
Next time you think of calling a Bengali a "Bong,'' better watch out. Or if you happen to be a Bengali and speak to Bengali friends in English, you may end up as "an object of ridicule.''
High flier clocks a million flights
He spends nearly as much time in the air as on the ground. In the last five years, he has travelled on Air-India flights once every 3.5 days, and is into his 47th passport.
Asian cities world's most expensive
The Japanese cities of Tokyo and Osaka remain the world's most expensive cities for expatriates and are even beginning to pull away from third-ranked Hong Kong, the Economist Intelligence Unit reported today.
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