kens- outside of NYC it isn’t so easy to be a Jew. I went to school in upstate NY and the things I heard about Jews, the things said to me were pretty shocking. But no question to be a Jew in Russia is far more dangerous.
I think the problem is not that we can’t become doctors or lawyers or whatever we want to be. maybe the better question is how many of us in each ethnic group does go on to become a successful doctor or lawyer or whatever. We talk about the exceptions rather than the rule.
Legion- Having a computer which is for my work only means I am not in dire poverty. But by all financial markers I am considered poor (not by me, but by those that decide these things). And despite education, working hard and not living beyond my means, life happens- and it happened to be quite catastrophically. Life is far different for me these days. So having been on both sides of the financial fence, I still agree with ENY- poverty is far more complex and painful than you say.
Yes- I think there are people who want nothing more than to survive – having been there, done that. Sometimes that’s all you can do and even worse, sometimes that’s all you know. Think about how kids in dire poverty grow up. they know nothing else but an d they don’t know how to get out of it. There are even people who can’t believe life can be better than what they know- its almost a kind of Stockholm syndrome.
Snappy, my post to you is at 2:14. I tried to get them to play Biff’s “7 words you’ll never hear them say” gain, but they’re hell bent on serious talk today. I don’t come to the OT for serious.
LOL Rob, I go to poconos pretty and we rent sometimes to go skiing/snowboarding and it’s pretty nice. I guess the ghetto parts are further down in Pennsylvania but really nice areas where I stay.
I lead a very stressful life! I just use humor to disguise it all 🙂
ENY,
… and yes, growing up over a crack corner in East New York does give me some inherent educational disadvantages.
Dave, what does your marine BF look like????
Cobble, Chet will be offended that you listed Chad but not him.
kens- outside of NYC it isn’t so easy to be a Jew. I went to school in upstate NY and the things I heard about Jews, the things said to me were pretty shocking. But no question to be a Jew in Russia is far more dangerous.
I think the problem is not that we can’t become doctors or lawyers or whatever we want to be. maybe the better question is how many of us in each ethnic group does go on to become a successful doctor or lawyer or whatever. We talk about the exceptions rather than the rule.
Legion- Having a computer which is for my work only means I am not in dire poverty. But by all financial markers I am considered poor (not by me, but by those that decide these things). And despite education, working hard and not living beyond my means, life happens- and it happened to be quite catastrophically. Life is far different for me these days. So having been on both sides of the financial fence, I still agree with ENY- poverty is far more complex and painful than you say.
Yes- I think there are people who want nothing more than to survive – having been there, done that. Sometimes that’s all you can do and even worse, sometimes that’s all you know. Think about how kids in dire poverty grow up. they know nothing else but an d they don’t know how to get out of it. There are even people who can’t believe life can be better than what they know- its almost a kind of Stockholm syndrome.
ENY,
I was being facetious. I can see you’ll need a
sense of irony for Christmas.
Snappy, my post to you is at 2:14. I tried to get them to play Biff’s “7 words you’ll never hear them say” gain, but they’re hell bent on serious talk today. I don’t come to the OT for serious.
Does anyone who posts on here frequently really lead a stressful life???
LOL Rob, I go to poconos pretty and we rent sometimes to go skiing/snowboarding and it’s pretty nice. I guess the ghetto parts are further down in Pennsylvania but really nice areas where I stay.