On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:00:38 -0400, bb
wrote:

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:24:31 -0800, You wrote:

Did you READ the Article

Actually I did. I can only assume you are unaware of the living
conditions many people endure in this world, or that you just don't
care. If you can feel good about laughing at these peoples plight you
must not believe there's any chance of a judgement day. Best of luck.

However, one's living conditions no matter what kind, do not require
one to get on a boat that is overloaded by something like 400%.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:34:58 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

one's living conditions no matter

Well then, by all means, laugh at these people's misery, and feel no
remorse. I'd certainly hope no one would find humor in you our your
family's death and destruction, but that's just me.

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:35:30 -0400, bb
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:34:58 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

one's living conditions no matter

Well then, by all means, laugh at these people's misery, and feel no
remorse. I'd certainly hope no one would find humor in you our your
family's death and destruction, but that's just me.


Why do you think that these people live in "misery". I've lived in 3rd
world countries for some 40 years and in my experience most of the
people do not feel that their lives are miserable. In fact most of
them are quite happy and would feel insulted by your attitude.



Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

In article ,
Bruce In Bangkok wrote:

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:35:30 -0400, bb
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:34:58 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

one's living conditions no matter

Well then, by all means, laugh at these people's misery, and feel no
remorse. I'd certainly hope no one would find humor in you our your
family's death and destruction, but that's just me.


Why do you think that these people live in "misery". I've lived in 3rd
world countries for some 40 years and in my experience most of the
people do not feel that their lives are miserable. In fact most of
them are quite happy and would feel insulted by your attitude.



Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

Bruce, This Dufus, is just a Bleeding Heart, who hasn't bled out yet,
hasn't traveled widely, and gets his perceptions from Television &
National Geographic.... Don't waste your time, he just can't help
himself.....

"You" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Bruce In Bangkok wrote:

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:35:30 -0400, bb
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:34:58 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

one's living conditions no matter

Well then, by all means, laugh at these people's misery, and feel no
remorse. I'd certainly hope no one would find humor in you our your
family's death and destruction, but that's just me.


Why do you think that these people live in "misery". I've lived in 3rd
world countries for some 40 years and in my experience most of the
people do not feel that their lives are miserable. In fact most of
them are quite happy and would feel insulted by your attitude.



Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

Bruce, This Dufus, is just a Bleeding Heart, who hasn't bled out yet,
hasn't traveled widely, and gets his perceptions from Television &
National Geographic.... Don't waste your time, he just can't help
himself.....

Sounds kinda like Ganze, doesn't he?

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:25:58 -0800, You wrote:

In article ,
Bruce In Bangkok wrote:

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:35:30 -0400, bb
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:34:58 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

one's living conditions no matter

Well then, by all means, laugh at these people's misery, and feel no
remorse. I'd certainly hope no one would find humor in you our your
family's death and destruction, but that's just me.


Why do you think that these people live in "misery". I've lived in 3rd
world countries for some 40 years and in my experience most of the
people do not feel that their lives are miserable. In fact most of
them are quite happy and would feel insulted by your attitude.



Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

Bruce, This Dufus, is just a Bleeding Heart, who hasn't bled out yet,
hasn't traveled widely, and gets his perceptions from Television &
National Geographic.... Don't waste your time, he just can't help
himself.....

Every time I read some twit that is just "so enthused with the poor
indigenous people of ..." I think back to the time I worked at
Freeport's copper mine in Irian Jaya where they employed locals who
were literally stone age peoples before the mine was built. These
people did not think that they were living in misery and even thought
that the "white foreigners" were a bit flighty for wanting to dig up
all that "green rock" that was too soft to make a decent axe out of...

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:02:16 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

Why do you think that these people live in "misery"

Sierra Leone is the lowest ranked country on the Human Development
Index and seventh lowest on the Human Poverty Index. Sound like a
great place to hang out.

Besides that, I think laughing at people dying in a boating accident
is in poor taste at best, but I'm certain nothing unusual for you
fellows.

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:46:14 -0400, bb
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:02:16 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

Why do you think that these people live in "misery"

Sierra Leone is the lowest ranked country on the Human Development
Index and seventh lowest on the Human Poverty Index. Sound like a
great place to hang out.

You seem to equate rankings on some index with misery. Which is
foolish.

As I mention in another post I worked for a period at Freeport's
copper mine in Irian Jaya where the indigenous people are literally
stone age. they had no metals before the mine was built. As a result
even cutting a sapling was a major undertaking.

While you might considering these people as living in misery, they
didn't consider their life to be in any way miserable or nasty, and in
fact they considered the "White Man" as somewhat foolish for spending
all that effort to dig up a soft green rock that wasn't, in their
eyes, worth a damn.

In fact, had these primitive people learned that "you" owed someone
$10,000 (translated into terms that they could understand), as I have
read is the average credit card debt in the U.S., they would certainly
have considered you as someone who was living a miserable existence.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:54:47 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

As I mention in another post I worked for a period at Freeport's
copper mine in Irian Jaya

Your cute little anecdotal story is irrelevant to the issue at hand,
no matter how many times you recount it. Laughing at people who die
in accidents is in poor taste at best.

On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:59:24 -0400, bb
wrote:

On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:54:47 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

As I mention in another post I worked for a period at Freeport's
copper mine in Irian Jaya

Your cute little anecdotal story is irrelevant to the issue at hand,
no matter how many times you recount it. Laughing at people who die
in accidents is in poor taste at best.


It wasn't a "cute story" it was fact. Of course it had nothing to do
with boats sinking or people drowning but quite a lot to do with your
comments about living in misery - which I notice you have now deleted
from your quotes.

Is this you debating technique? Make a lot of loud statements then
when someone demonstrates you are wrong to simply ignore the fact that
YOU were the one to have originated the subject?

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)