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To: gao seng who wrote (4531)	5/7/2000 9:32:00 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

I have NEVER said America is not the best place to live. I think it IS the best place to live. If I didn't I would live somewhere else as I have the means to do that. But since I understand the concept of freedom I would never force anyone to live here under the guise of loving my country. I don't know enough about the Thai case to answer you with any degree of certainty. But it would be my opinion that a minor of that age should be sent back to his or her parents or relatives unless he or she has a justifiable fear of persecution. And then the country of origin- in this case Thailand- would determine placement of the child.

To: gao seng who wrote (4531)	5/7/2000 10:40:00 PM
From: marcos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

gao, i quite understand that to you the good ol US of A is the bestest country in the whole world - it is your country, the one you either chose or were born into ... i was born into another country, and while that is a factor in my thoughts, when i come to deciding where to live i find myself torn between three countries [with another running a close fourth], and wishing airfare was cheaper ... actually, it's not even three countries, but corners of areas within three countries - the Lotusland corner of British Columbia, a particularly mango-rich corner of the estado of Chiapas, and one specific valley in the Otago area of the South Island of Godzone ... one thing i like about them all is that they don't come with philosophic strings attached ... i prefer to make my own, and call the ability to do so 'freedom'. There are so many reasons why people choose to live where they do - for many familiarity and family are paramount ... those two words share a common root in latin, btw ... In all places you will find people who think as you do, that theirs is best and all others fail in any way that they are different to your own ... human nature ... some of us are just more nomadic than others, i guess eh. As to the case of the Thai kid - whether to give him back to the mother depends on whether or not she sold him, and there seems to be conflicting evidence on that ... if it is determined that she did, then the grandmothers should have custody? [the father being dead][and assuming that a/the grandmother(s) are willing] ... i haven't thought this through all the way yet though, and we lack evidence on a number of facets.