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Your Warrantee Became Void at 17:32:42

Ulan Bataar: warrantee for a week
My translator negotiates a 3 month warrantee for used phone in Ulan Bataar’s mobile phone market. Batteries came with a one week guarantee. Products can store …



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20 Mar 2010

In: Future Perfect
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Expectations Out of Sync

09 Dec 2005

In: Today's Office
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Wandering around UB and chance up disciples playing football in a temple complex. They invite me into the warmth for a reason – to mine …
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Phone Number As Identity I

09 Dec 2005

In: Cultural Norms
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What does your phone number say about you? Numbers for sale in Ulan Bataar. Mobicom – the primary Mongolian carrier has semi-automated the process with in-store phone …
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Comparison Shopping

07 Dec 2005

In: Today's Office
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A walk from the Container Market to Tomorchiin Gudamj takes you through an aisle of parked cars. In each one thick wads of different currencies …
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