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Old 12th November 2008 | 19:49
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nolimitholdem
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From: Post-Pit and Lovin' It.
I liked it. A bit strange but a few gems in the mix.

I do think it's stupid when people say that "life back home is just as bad or worse" when there are over a hundred different nationalities co-habitating in this little piece of paradise. Someone from the Mugabe nightmare would think they have died and gone to heaven, while someone from North America might wonder what was slipped in their drink during selection to make them think that the cash and toys were worth the removal of personal freedoms. It's all about perspectives.

Hard to say which is more annoying. The constant complainers, or the relentlessly positive Tony Robbins types, about a place that reveals itself more as a cynical, arrogant exercise in waste as time goes on. At least the complainers are honest, if a bit boring. If you scratch the surface of the positive you generally find attempts to self-justify their decision to grab the loot/command/"lifestyle" afforded by having poor immigrants raise their children or do their laundry. Choosing to ignore the emperor's nakedness might help one be more "positive" but it ain't what I consider healthy.

May we all find our way home someday, literally and spiritually.
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