I own a TV, I'm rich!

Started by Illekn April 29th, 2010 8:17 PM
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Well... I got a magazine from pastor, and well, one article caught my eye.

It basically wanted people to realize that your poverty probably isn't as bad as you think.

Examples:

If you own at least one TV, you're richer than more than 99 percent of Tanzania.

If you own a cell phone, you're richer than 70 percent of Honduras.

If you go to the Movie Theater at least once a year, you are richer than at least of Turkey.

If you have access to at least one motor vehicle, you are richer than most of Madagascar.

and

If your monthly bills(+expenses) average out to more than $10 US dollars, you are among the richest 20 percent of people in the world.

What are your views on these figures?

I personally think it is really horrible. I know a lot of people who have all those things... and well.. people pity them because they can't get the coolest, and best things when they want.. but should they really?
When talking to people, I tend to call them things like "Sug(Shug)" or "Hon" or even "Dearie." You get the point. Some think of it as condescending, and it isn't intended in that way. If it offends you, tell me, and I will try my best not too.

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That Turkey stat makes little sense... Turkey's a pretty wealthy nation on the whole.
Yeah. I have friends in Turkey. It's not a poor country at all :<


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Hm.. I did a little research. What I found isn't really recent, so it might have, and probably has changed since they did the research.

2001
In the last two years, increasing numbers of working people have found themselves in a state of exhaustion and desperation. Monthly income for an average low-income family varies between TL 200 million ($ 20) and TL 500 million ($300). Almost half, or 48 percent, of Turkey’s population belongs to this low-income category while their share of the national income is only 32.5 percent.
When talking to people, I tend to call them things like "Sug(Shug)" or "Hon" or even "Dearie." You get the point. Some think of it as condescending, and it isn't intended in that way. If it offends you, tell me, and I will try my best not too.

<3<3 Just spreadin' some love~ <3<3

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Hm.. I did a little research. What I found isn't really recent, so it might have, and probably has changed since they did the research.

Well, since 2001, Turkey has made a huge effort to try to gain membership into the EU before 2020.
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Yeah. But.. even if Turkey doesn't check out.. everything else does.. soo 4/5 ain't bad.
When talking to people, I tend to call them things like "Sug(Shug)" or "Hon" or even "Dearie." You get the point. Some think of it as condescending, and it isn't intended in that way. If it offends you, tell me, and I will try my best not too.

<3<3 Just spreadin' some love~ <3<3

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I feel that kids can be so bratty. They want more and more even though they have alot already. Even adults are like this. Sure, I am too sometimes.

That is why MONEY is the most addictive drug in the world, if you have some, you always want more.

With enemies like that, who needs friends?

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TV ownership is not directly proportional to a country's overall wealth.

A great example of this is Brazil. The people of Brazil are football mad. Almost every household has a TV in order to watch the football, regardless of wealth.

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If you go to the Movie Theater at least once a year, you are richer than at least of Turkey.
you are richer than at least of Turkey.
than at least of Turkey.
Turkey.
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When you live in a country that doesn't have mass amounts of poverty you view whatever wealth people have around you as the norm. I know that I myself tend to forget about all the poverty in the world when I see "that new item" come out. When you don't see something like that outside your back door everyday I suppose it just drifts off into the back of your head. This is not to say I don't care about the poor people living in our world, I'm just saying in a normal day it slips my mind. Which is terrible I know. :(