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Reminds me of my time in Korea. They use very similar electric
stoves there, although gas is preferred.<br>
The building interiors are quite different, however.<br>
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On 2010-12-20 5:34 AM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmMYEmY6KCY&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmMYEmY6KCY&feature=related</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is TV spot on an electric stove. There
are lots of those of course, but the conditions in Ulaanbaatar
are shown. The inside of a get (yurt is the Russian word) gives
you an idea of the structure and decoration.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The stylized T at the end of numbers is the
currency: Tugrug which trades at about 1250 to the USD.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The plan by some is to have people use
electric heating instead of coal. The problem is the generating
capacity is not there to supply more than a small percentage of
the homes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The spoken language is Mongolian of course,
written with Cyrillic letters…as you will see.</p>
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