Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : Booms, Busts, and Recoveries -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TobagoJack who wrote (37923)	9/6/2003 11:19:01 AM
From: maceng2	Respond to of 74559

Thank you for the kind words. It’s my belief that we here in the UK maybe have much to learn from China. For example, I read in a newspaper some time ago about a Chinese tribe of people who live in some highlands that live to about 150 years old or something like that. They work hard all day long in the fields as farmers and drink a fairly high amount of alcohol. They have a tradition where they make themselves a coffin in what we would call middle age (still young for them) and user it as a seat at the dinner table. Quite often the “seat” gets worn out over the decades and they have to make a second or even a third coffin. I do hope the modern Chinese economy is not disturbing this ancient and successful way of life! It must be preserved for future generations to study. I hope you have an appropriate amount of unbiased qualified statisticians carrying out a detailed survey of this Chinese highland tribe, it may need replicating world wide!! -g-