In true Indian style, this is an assault on the senses and the intoxicating atmosphere has been spiced up by the enthusiastic Indian fans, whether they be the thousands to have flown over from the sub-continent, or the local variety teased out of the woodwork.

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Or will he simply be teased?

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On Monday, while attending FIFA's Ballon d'Or gala for international player of the year, Guardiola teased his potential suitors even further, saying that he expected to be coaching next year.

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Even by December of 1988, when she told her mother, Ruth, and her sisters and friends that she thought she was probably in her eighth month, they all laughed at her, found it hard to believe she was that far along, teased her mercilessly about her size or, more precisely, about her lack of size.

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Mr Gill describes an incident in which his daughter, then aged six or seven, complained that she was being "bullied" after three younger boys teased her about a game she was playing in the park.

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