Neil Mackenzie

Neil Mackenzie @nmackenzie.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 18:47 UTC

I think this short version is better than the theatrical release.

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Neil Mackenzie @nmackenzie.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 18:27 UTC

A Day Without a Mexican is an interesting mockumentary on the impact of Mexican immigrants.

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Neil Mackenzie @nmackenzie.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 10:19 UTC

Desi contrasts with the Hindustani language word vilāyati (Anglicised as "Blighty") meaning 'foreign',which more specifically came to mean 'European', and 'British; English' during the time of the British Raj in colonial India.

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Neil Mackenzie @nmackenzie.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 10:13 UTC

[Blighty] ultimately derives from the Urdu word Viletī, (from a regional Hindustani language with the use of b replacing v) meaning 'foreign',which more specifically came to mean 'European', and 'British; English' during the time of the British Raj.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blighty

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