Goomba38 wrote:
> Sheryl Rosen wrote:
>
> > Why would anyone ~choose~ to live under such primitive conditions in a third
> > world country?
> >
> > What am I missing?
>
> Perhaps the same types who like to go camping on vacay, while I like
> room service when I'm on holiday?

Also, many in the US actually live not much differently than as if they
were in a third world country, only they don't seem to know it...
always announcing how poor they are, always announcing how they
scrimp... of course it's *entirely* their *choice* yet they continue to
maintain an underprivileged life style, for whatever reason only their
shink could possibly know. Those who are born into a third world
country haven't much choice but anyone who chooses to move to and live
there obviously has some element of guilt in their psyche, and/or they
simply choose to forego certain creature comforts in lieu of recieving
much more value for their US dollars than had they remained in the
US... many US retirees move to Central America, a US pension can buy
quite an opulent life style, if they're in relatively good health
(typically medical resources aren't the best) and willing to forego
things like being able to buy the latest fashions... but they can have
nice homes, eat extremely well, even have servants (btw, a housekeeper
for a US family is a very enviable position, it ensures the
housekeeper's family will be tended to also, and is a somewhat
symbiotic relationship, ensuring a smooth transition for the US family
amongst the locals). But I really wonder about those born in and
living in the US *choosing* to live impoverished life styles, they seem
to really enjoy whining, I doubt they are too well wrapped.

Sheldon