Why you should not whine...

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Why you should not whine...

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A lot to be grateful for...some basic stats for a reality check (world figures)

1. Without potable water 790 million
2. Without adequate sanitation 1.8 Bn/ 25% of the world
3. Hungry 795 million/ 13%
4. Living in poverty 3 Bn people living on less than $2.50/day
5. Chronically sick 117 million
6. Without reliable electricity 2.8 Billion
7. Living in war zones 250 million
8. Without primary education (children) 264 million
9. Illiterate (adults) 759 million
10. Homeless 100 million
11. Inadequate housing 1.6 Billion
12. Unemployed 203 million
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When we read number 4. Let us remember Brother BeerintheMorning who is surviving on less than 100B per day and give thanks that life is not as harsh for us. Amen.
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But seriously folks, if you were to cross out number 7, you could be looking at Cambodia in general. I'm grateful for what I have everyday. Food in my belly, roof over my head, good health, family, friends, useful job, adequate resources, things both necessary and unnecessary . Many would change places with me. I don't complain because when I see BeerintheMorning, I think there goes I but for the grace of God.
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Interesting statistic, and I've lost the source for it but am confident of it's veracity - there are now more overweight nationals in Cambodia than underweight nationals.
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Last year saw the biggest increase in billionaires in history, one more every two days. This huge increase could have ended global extreme poverty seven times over. 82% of all wealth created in the last year went to the top 1%, and nothing went to the bottom 50%.
To me, it seems that I have legitimate reasons to whine.

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I was able to scratch three off the list which apply to me actually four(I'm illiterate in Khmer). But no wlhinnng from my quarter. I'm as happy as a pig.in shit.
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StroppyChops wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 1:42 pm Interesting statistic, and I've lost the source for it but am confident of it's veracity - there are now more overweight nationals in Cambodia than underweight nationals.
in Thaialnd i could believe, but Cambodia im not so sure
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Jamie_Lambo wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 3:23 pm
StroppyChops wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 1:42 pm Interesting statistic, and I've lost the source for it but am confident of it's veracity - there are now more overweight nationals in Cambodia than underweight nationals.
in Thaialnd i could believe, but Cambodia im not so sure
Things are changing quickly, especially in the urban centers.
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Kammekor wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 3:29 pm
Jamie_Lambo wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 3:23 pm
StroppyChops wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 1:42 pm Interesting statistic, and I've lost the source for it but am confident of it's veracity - there are now more overweight nationals in Cambodia than underweight nationals.
in Thaialnd i could believe, but Cambodia im not so sure
Things are changing quickly, especially in the urban centers.
that i dont doubt tbh, but...
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:tophat: Mean Dtuk Mean Trei, Mean Loy Mean Srey
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Jamie_Lambo wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 3:58 pm
Kammekor wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 3:29 pm
Jamie_Lambo wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 3:23 pm
StroppyChops wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 1:42 pm Interesting statistic, and I've lost the source for it but am confident of it's veracity - there are now more overweight nationals in Cambodia than underweight nationals.
in Thaialnd i could believe, but Cambodia im not so sure
Things are changing quickly, especially in the urban centers.
that i dont doubt tbh, but...
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tbh i may have miss judged strops comment, is he meaning there are more obese nationals than malnourished nationals?
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Re: Why you should not whine...

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Steven wrote:
Last year saw the biggest increase in billionaires in history, one more every two days. This huge increase could have ended global extreme poverty seven times over. 82% of all wealth created in the last year went to the top 1%, and nothing went to the bottom 50%.
To me, it seems that I have legitimate reasons to whine.

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