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My dad was working there about the time of the revolt ...

Engineering microwave communication networks. No exciting stories, except a bomb went off in a hotel down the street type stuff but they got out. Part of what they had to do is find locations for towers on high ground but sometimes wading through water and having to pick off the leeches afterwards. You remember stories like that as a kid.Yep, East Pakistan at the time. I guess since Pakistan was paying the bills that wouldn't continue after independence. ** Edited by `lag at 10/2/2022, 4:38:32 PM
Posted: 10/02/2022 at 04:27 PM ET
(In response to this post by Major Kong)

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Name the fourth most populated country in the world. Why have I not met a
dolph 10/02/22 10:25 AM ET
You can fit a lot of peeps on 17,000 islands**
MAHokie69 10/02/22 06:19 PM ET
I've done some work in Indonesia, also the the largest Muslim country...
Major Kong 10/02/22 01:37 PM ET
Don't ya mean East Pakistan?**
Major Kong 10/02/22 01:28 PM ET
My dad was working there about the time of the revolt ...
`lag 10/02/22 04:27 PM ET
I have been there for work....very very poor...makes India seem rich ...
tcc_dc 10/02/22 01:01 PM ET
That was a Jeopardy Answer / Question whatever they call it..**
jdkhokie 10/02/22 11:06 AM ET
And I thought Indonesia was #4**
CrystalCoveHokie 10/02/22 11:04 AM ET
Nice little soccer match there the other day killing 125 in stampede**
OXVT 10/02/22 11:23 AM ET
Indonesia’s rank probably went down because of soccer deaths**
CrystalCoveHokie 10/02/22 12:22 PM ET
It's a very poor country....**
Vtskier1 10/02/22 10:57 AM ET