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To: Alex MG who wrote (259638)	8/31/2014 5:31:56 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 542957

Honestly- the Netherlands was a lot better than here. I liked it a lot. And what's more- the Dutch I talked to everywhere like it a lot. Speaking of lucky. They've got a lot to deal with if the ocean's rise- but I feel certain they'll cope. Their food is better. There health is magnificent. And they seem really happy. The places that make you feel grateful you don't live in them, I don't want to visit. I'm not that kind of tourist :-) But I want my students to be able to see the history that goes with their literature. It's expensive, but the tours are actually cheap compared to doing it on your own, because of the economies of scale- and of course my ticket is free :-) This is a working trip- and if people wanted to work as teachers, they too could enjoy the "lifestyle" of a working trip. I've asked a history teacher to come with me, so we should be an excellent pair to take the kids on this literary pilgrimage. But yes, I could afford to travel on my own nickle-and do. And I know other people can't. Life isn't fair, though, and me not enjoying my life won't make life better for anyone else.

To: Alex MG who wrote (259638)	9/1/2014 8:01:26 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Respond to of 542957

Alex " Where you is" It becomes evident how spoiled you are in this country. You cannot Give peole who have not earned it respect. They have no self respect. One hasw to do something one can be proud of. You should urge young peolpe to emulate Bill Cosby a dropout who went on to earn an Ed.D. Pride of Achivement. Cosby lived it , you bullshit about it: " People marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education, and now we've got these knuckleheads walking around. The lower economic people are not holding up their end in this deal. These people are not parenting. They are buying things for kids. $500 sneakers for what? And they won't spend $200 for Hooked on Phonics. I am talking about these people who cry when their son is standing there in an orange suit. Where were you when he was 2? Where were you when he was 12? Where were you when he was 18 and how come you didn't know that he had a pistol? And where is the father? Or who is his father? People putting their clothes on backward: Isn't that a sign of something gone wrong? People with their hats on backward, pants down around the crack, isn't that a sign of something? Or are you waiting for Jesus to pull his pants up? Isn't it a sign of something when she has her dress all the way up and got all type of needles [piercing] going through her body? What part of Africa did this come from? We are not Africans. Those people are not Africans; they don't know a thing about Africa. With names like Shaniqua, Taliqua and Mohammed and all of that crap, and all of them are in jail. Brown or black versus the Board of Education is no longer the white person's problem. We have got to take the neighborhood back. People used to be ashamed. Today a woman has eight children with eight different 'husbands' — or men or whatever you call them now. We have millionaire football players who cannot read. We have million-dollar basketball players who can't write two paragraphs. We as black folks have to do a better job. Someone working at Wal-Mart with seven kids, you are hurting us. We have to start holding each other to a higher standard. We cannot blame the white people any longer." Read more at snopes.com ============ . I try to never take for granted how lucky some of us are... when you travel to Europe and other countries it becomes evident of how spoiled we are in this country... or just driving through certain areas of the U.S.