Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]...I'm just > saying that, in general, things are economically pretty good here. > > B.D. BD, That was what I thought and said about South africa until I moved to Australia - I learnt more about the "true" state of South Africa whilst living in Australia and I am retrospectively appalled by how it was for those less fortunate..... How many years does it take to reach 4 week paid annual leave in the US? How many hours do you have to work a day to live "well?' Quantifying standard of living should include quality of life....not the clothes you wear and the cars you are able to drive...but also, how well the less fortunate than you are taken care of and how much time you get to spend with your family etc... What do they say - "one can win the rat race....but you will always be a rat." By the way, I enjoy this exchange because I learn more about the US so I am absorbing everything you write. It does not take a stupid person to form a perception based on the only source they have avalaible to them, until actually visiting the country. I was just surprised at how far off the mark that perception was Someone in LA said there is here is a saying that applies to LA: "A bus comes in at 12 o'clock everynight and picks up all the ugly people" This almost knocked me off my stool. Karina - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html