One of the oldest countries in the world, it has a rich cultural history extending back roughly 5 or 6 millenia. The Xia dynasty were the first real royal line, overthrown by the Shang dynasty, who were, in turn, ousted in a revolution by the Zhou (pronounced 'show'). Gradually, China expanded, and with the discovery of tea, a rich cultre developed. It fostered the development of the Daoist religion as well as Confucianism, named after its founder. Once invaded by Mongolia, China found true prosperity under the wise rule of Kublai Khan. By the 1800s, China was probably the most advanced nation on the planet, with public libraries, schools and plentiful resources. However, after the population boom and following colonial conquests, China lost its Emperor in 1919. A nationalist leadership was set up, lasting through WW2 until, in 1949, Mao Tse-Tung overthrew it, creating the communist dictatorship we all know today.
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One of the most conservative cities in India.
If embracing modernism without losing out on India's core values and radiant culture is conservative, SO BE IT.
As in all parts of the world, men scratch their balls, except they do it in a Lungi (or would you like me to call it a KILT) and women apply "yellow powder" (turmeric, to be more precise) and pin flowers on their hair (instead of throwing on a fragrance by Gucci and ironing their hair until it falls off)
The sewage does not overflow on streets, btw. Water logging due to rains is an issue. What does seem to overflow though is the presence of ignorant fools who seem to be posting irrelevant nonsense on websites. ;)
Like in most renowned cities, in Chennai too the traffic snarls. If one has been to NYC, Dubai or HK they'd quit complaining and know what REAL traffic is.
"North Indians" migrated to Chennai for God-knows-what reason. They're as welcome to leave as they are to stay. No one killed anyone, btw.
Unfortunately, it is a hub to LTTE. But so is Mumbai to Dawood Ibrahim and Bangalore to Tarakari Khaleel.
One of the major IT/BPO outsourcing destination, the next time you call tech support and hear a polite and patient person (who may not speak perfect English, but sure as hell wouldn't try putting up an accent) and is willing to answer all your questions, you know where to find him/her.
Chennai is wasting so much of its time housing ignorant fools and morons (who lived there for 6 years). ;)
CHEERS! :)
If embracing modernism without losing out on India's core values and radiant culture is conservative, SO BE IT.
As in all parts of the world, men scratch their balls, except they do it in a Lungi (or would you like me to call it a KILT) and women apply "yellow powder" (turmeric, to be more precise) and pin flowers on their hair (instead of throwing on a fragrance by Gucci and ironing their hair until it falls off)
The sewage does not overflow on streets, btw. Water logging due to rains is an issue. What does seem to overflow though is the presence of ignorant fools who seem to be posting irrelevant nonsense on websites. ;)
Like in most renowned cities, in Chennai too the traffic snarls. If one has been to NYC, Dubai or HK they'd quit complaining and know what REAL traffic is.
"North Indians" migrated to Chennai for God-knows-what reason. They're as welcome to leave as they are to stay. No one killed anyone, btw.
Unfortunately, it is a hub to LTTE. But so is Mumbai to Dawood Ibrahim and Bangalore to Tarakari Khaleel.
One of the major IT/BPO outsourcing destination, the next time you call tech support and hear a polite and patient person (who may not speak perfect English, but sure as hell wouldn't try putting up an accent) and is willing to answer all your questions, you know where to find him/her.
Chennai is wasting so much of its time housing ignorant fools and morons (who lived there for 6 years). ;)
CHEERS! :)
by ilovechennai April 3, 2011
Get the Chennai mug.Clean heroine always white in color. As opposed to tar which is less pure and usually a lot more dangerous.
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Get the fine china mug."chee-na" The word in Puerto Rico for an orange (fruit). The same word is also used for the country. The Spanish word for orange "naranja" is used only for the color orange. Thus, "jugo de china" means orange juice.
"Un dia sin jugo de china es como un dia sin el sol" (a day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine)
by Juan787 February 16, 2008
Get the China mug.The first country in population,second in industry and third in land.It has rich culture and history.People over there are nice and always happy (mainly because of their unique discipline)
Many people call China "awakened giant" ,because of her great success in the last few years.They have their stores and resturants around the world
By the way,look around your home,and you will see that at least 20% of your household items have a label that says "Made in China"
China has 1 248 100 000 inhabitants
It's land is about 9 536 499 sqare miles big
The capital of China is Beijing.The biggest city is Shangai
Many people call China "awakened giant" ,because of her great success in the last few years.They have their stores and resturants around the world
By the way,look around your home,and you will see that at least 20% of your household items have a label that says "Made in China"
China has 1 248 100 000 inhabitants
It's land is about 9 536 499 sqare miles big
The capital of China is Beijing.The biggest city is Shangai
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