http://www.overseasbrats.net Free and open on-line discussion forums for military brats and overseas brats en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:13:45 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.overseasbrats.net/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.overseasbrats.net http://www.overseasbrats.net/general-comments-discussions-issues/42474-why-do-people-india-abbreviate-everything.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:47:42 GMT i never understood that. i live in the US, but have many friends and family in India. whenever i chat with them online, they abbreviate EVERYTHING.... i never understood that. i live in the US, but have many friends and family in India. whenever i chat with them online, they abbreviate EVERYTHING. and i mean everything. for example, if they want to say i had a good time last night, they say i hd a gud tym lst nite. like seriously? how hard is it tow rite one extra letter in the word. its so hard to understand what they write. I am not some kind of a brat or anything, but i never understood why every indian person from india writes like that. do you know why they write like that? like i know it saves time but u dont have to abbreivate every word u write. its makes it almost impossible to understand and i have to read the sentence twice or thrice before i understand it. btw im also india. so im not knocking on the culture. i love being indian. its this thing about how they write irritates me so ]]> General Comments, Discussions, Issues braselton http://www.overseasbrats.net/general-comments-discussions-issues/42474-why-do-people-india-abbreviate-everything.html