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Manila notes

5 Aug 2012

How the mothers talk to, smile at, and elevate their small children reminds me uncannily of Mexico. It was actually Mexico, not Spain, that ruled the Philippines for centuries. You can tell how bad the traffic or the flooding is by the clucking sounds made by the taxi drivers. There is a lot of boxing [...]
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Tyler Cowen

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