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In response to "Consider that they may not have cars. -- nm" by mara

my grandmother didn't have a car and she walked to get groceries almost every day to feed 8 children. It can be done -- nm

Posted by CQ (aka CQ) Jun 7 '09, 14:46

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There are a lot of Americans that are lazy. There I said it. I see people in Africa walking 10 miles to get a fucking jug of water. - Redmond Jun 7, 14:53 18
- much as this whole thread is a little retarded, comparing a subsitence existence in africa to anything in the developed world is beyond the pale. -- nm - mafic Jun 7, 14:56 5
  - heh. heh -- nm - CQ Jun 7, 15:03
  - Not really. I bet they would trade places with any of us in a millisecond. We are spoiled! - Redmond Jun 7, 14:58 3
    - yes, really. saying "people in africa have it harder, and they still manage!" is ridicuous. there's always *someone* who has it harder. besides, the - mafic Jun 7, 15:02 2
      - yeah, seriously, those are the people who have a life expectancy of 45 or so. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 15:04 1
        
        It's sooo hard to take a bus and get my food. Why do you hate me God? -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 15:42
- well, the people in Africa don't have nine to five jobs, either. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:54 11
  - Or the women in the family don't have jobs outside the home and spend their days walking that 10 miles, gathering fuel for the fire, etc while the man - TWuG Jun 7, 14:58 9
    - actually, the kids will very often do that work (instead of going to school) -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:59 8
      - They know what surviving is. We don't. -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 14:59 7
        
        Your logic is starting to buckle. Yes, they understand survival. BUT they live a subsistence lifestyle, the kids - TWuG Jun 7, 15:08 6
        
        As a population we expect to always have a safety net. Not only a safety net, but a very nice net. - Redmond Jun 7, 15:11 5
        
        I lose you because you stopped listening when the facts started interferring with your preconceived notions. - TWuG Jun 7, 15:12 1
        
        Or to put it another way: You are making the assumption that the percentage of time you spend securing food over a week is the - TWuG Jun 7, 15:23
        
        dude, you can't be serious. - loosilu Jun 7, 15:11 2
        
        Yes I can -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 15:15 1
        
        that makes me sad. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 16:03
  - If we ever have a real depression we will be fucked. We are all entitled now, and have gotten lazy and fat. - Redmond Jun 7, 14:57
Yeah, but where did she work? At home? Or did she have a separate job? And how far was the walk? - ReluctantCynic Jun 7, 14:50 1
- canning means they had a garden, so they raised their own vegetables. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:51
I will bet anything the older children looked after the younger children while she was gone -- nm - Roger More Jun 7, 14:49 1
- I will further postulate that there was an actual grocery store in the area. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:50
when was that? last week? maybe the situation is not the same now. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:48
uphill, backwards, both ways in a blizzard! - 'lia Jun 7, 14:48 7
- My granny used to walk to school on her head *and* she had no shoes on her feet. -- nm - Loyola Jun 7, 14:50 6
  - my great-great granny was the oldest of 14, and married when she was 13. why so young? b/c - 'lia Jun 7, 15:00 5
    - Pretty cool. -- nm - Loyola Jun 7, 15:05 4
      - yeah, she was. - 'lia Jun 7, 15:11 3
        
        :) what does thalia mean? -- nm - Loyola Jun 7, 15:17 2
        
        1)To flourish; bloom 2) the muse of comedy 3) some Mexican pop star or 4) a Lord Chancellor in the High Council of Time Lords - 'lia Jun 7, 15:26 1
        
        I don't know. I don't even know if you're a dude or a chick. But I'll guess, 1? -- nm - Loyola Jun 7, 15:32
No it can't. People just starve and die in this country. -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 14:47 1
- soylent green is people -- nm - 'lia Jun 7, 14:49

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