Today, a question for you.

And it's one that's had we stumped for years now.

I recently overheard two Indian ladies having a conversation in Hindi but in the in the middle of their discussion they mentioned 'Birthday Cake'.

Hang on! That's an English word. 

Why don't they have a word for that in Hindi?

I understand that when the language was first created the concept of a Birthday Cake may not have existed in the culture. But today, I'm guessing everyone in India is familiar with the Birthday Cake.

The same is true of technology terms like Internet, Social Media & Ride Sharing.

Why did we come up for words for these things in English, but not in other languages?

Any ideas?

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