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Tag: history

Madrid vs Barcelona

I want to live in Spain some day. Not visit. Live.

The only two cities I have considered for living in are Madrid and Barcelona.

Barcelona is my favourite but they don’t speak Spanish.

Madrid is a close second, but they don’t have the sea.

Valencia has both, but it’s not Barcelona or Madrid 🙃

Format AsidePosted on June 18, 2019Categories postTags City, Culture, history, Language, Sea, Spain, SpanishLeave a comment

TIL: Deng Xiaoping & power

Today I learnt: 

The most powerful man in China since Mao – Deng Xiaoping – was never the President of the country, or the General Secretary of the Communist Party.

He never held the top leader’s position.

Yet, no one would ever doubt he was anything but the one.

Format AsidePosted on October 16, 2017October 16, 2017Categories postTags China, history, Leadership, Power, TILLeave a comment

Let it be history. Don’t make it your d…

Let it be history. Don’t make it your destiny.

Adi, on ‘historic disputes/issues’

Posted on February 10, 2011July 1, 2013Categories quoteTags history, iQuote3 Comments
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