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On 5/8/2016 8:09 AM, Rustom Mody wrote:
> See:
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/rampage/wp/2016/05/07/ivy-league-economist-interrogated-for-doing-math-on-american-airlines-flight/
>
> Closing line: "In America today, the only thing more terrifying than foreigners is...math."
>
>
> Wonder how close to terrorists pythonists are

I wonder how many Americans are aware that they use Hindu-Arabic 
numerals in daily transactions?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu%E2%80%93Arabic_numeral_system

Thank you,

Chris R.