We've just spent 3 weeks in Tucson AZ, 65 miles from the Mexican border. While the world is obsessed with Swine Flu, the two-weeks ago Sunday edition of the Arizona Daily Star [Tucson Region section] cited a head-on collision taking the lives of 3 folk, one death by murder and another in a fight.
You'll be astounded to know that there was not ONE mention of Swine Flu anywhere in the paper! This in an area of the USA where one could argue, all should be wearing masks and staying indoors!!
Even my new best friend, Officer Ramirez of the US Border patrol and his colleagues at the checkpoint North of Tombstone weren't wearing masks. Just where is the sense of proportion in all this?
The biggest stir we were involved in was when we asked our hosts for a Gurney to do some cleaning.....one guy wanted to call 911!
Two countries with mutual interests separated by a common language.
G'day