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Timothy's avatar

Lovely piece. Really complements What Bangs piece this week as well, and both seem to have reached me as I have been pondering thoughts around words.

I really like the pass the salt quote at the end.

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Simon Nazer's avatar

I've been looking for an excuse to use that quote for a long time!

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Dane Benko's avatar

Y'all are making me want to tackle Wittgenstein.

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Simon Nazer's avatar

haha, I wish you the best of luck...

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sharmistha's avatar

loved it!

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Simon Nazer's avatar

Thanks Sharmistha :)

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AK O'Brien's avatar

Enjoyed this piece! I'm jealous that you've lived in so many countries. A funny story I have about using emojis in digital discourse: A colleague of mine sent an email basically tell the recipient that she was working on the project and it would be ready soon. She ended this with a smiley face. Apparently, this was seen as passive-aggressive by the recipient, who burst into tears and then complained to her manager.

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Simon Nazer's avatar

Yeah, it's really a minefield.... I really enjoyed the stickers in Thailand, there is a sticker for anything you can imagine

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