If you had to draw "society"

[GrandOldTeam]

Cheers for the help lads

 

[monty]

Epitomises the fat cats? Eh? This is the land of capitalism. If you have the smarts and the will, you will make your money.

This just stinks of cop-out Rob.

He just likes big pussies Dylan

 

[Rob]

name a country with a higher obesity rating then.

Its not that america is the land of capitalism, its that it is the land of we want everything and bollocks to the rest of the world.

You can call it a cop out if you want, but I think it would make a far better point if it was americans rather than british or germans for example who all live fairly similar lifestyles.

Believe it or not my post was a serious one and not a pot shot.
Society today is too few with too much and too many with not enough.

 

[atrottel]

Samoa (or most Pacific Islands)

 

[CanadaToffee]

He just likes big pussies Dylan

 

[CanadaToffee]

name a country with a higher obesity rating then.

You've been watching Jay Leno, then, haven't you? It's his #1 ongoing platform for laughs, just edging Bush, Clintons (both) and Paris Hilton.

 

[Rob]

Can't see Mr Leno out here CT.

But it is a serious problem largely not being dealt with, guns, obesity and drugs... and to think where I live people leave their cars open and running when they go into shops, everyone eats healthily and only the biggest of major city gangs have guns.

 

[Dylan]

Rob, why not do something about it then, instead of complaining.

 

[monty]

Rob, when, or if, you come home would you work in Mosside or Toxteth, Salford or Kirkby, you are a teacher which this country invested lots of money in yet you chose to leave here for foreign shores, it is hardly cricket to compain now is it, if you feel so strongly just come home and help!

 

[micknick]

Can't see Mr Leno out here CT.

But it is a serious problem largely not being dealt with, guns, obesity and drugs... and to think where I live people leave their cars open and running when they go into shops, everyone eats healthily and only the biggest of major city gangs have guns.

Thats not very green is it?! Ideal society needs to be green Rob

 

[gordonjblair]

Can't see Mr Leno out here CT.

But it is a serious problem largely not being dealt with, guns, obesity and drugs... and to think where I live people leave their cars open and running when they go into shops, everyone eats healthily and only the biggest of major city gangs have guns.

sounds nice, I might move out there... looks like I could clean up.... anybody want to buy a Honda?

 

[TX Bill]

name a country with a higher obesity rating then.

Its not that america is the land of capitalism, its that it is the land of we want everything and bollocks to the rest of the world.

You can call it a cop out if you want, but I think it would make a far better point if it was americans rather than british or germans for example who all live fairly similar lifestyles.

Believe it or not my post was a serious one and not a pot shot.
Society today is too few with too much and too many with not enough.

Spoken like a true liberal.

 

[Rob]

whatever tx, don't put me in a bracket, you may choose to bracket yourself but I believe what I want regardless of words other people put on political beliefs,

and monty, you have seriously pissed me off, NOBODY INVESTED money into me, so don't take offence, but a big [Poor language removed] YOU for that post.

I paid, note the "I" there, I PAID 1500 pounds to go on a 4 week course to get a qualification to teach English to foreign students.
No goverment subsidy, no cheap university, worked at a factory, earned my money and paid my way.
Seriously made me angry with that one Monty.

Mick, you're damn right about the leaving the cars running, annoys the hell out of me, but then most drive .7 litre cars out here which are really fuel efficent.. so some bad some good.

In this world, this society there are REALLY rich countries, and REALLY poor countries and not alot inbetween.
Which was my original point, I'm not a politician, I'm an English teacher, doesn't mean I can't have my say on matters.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Although it's not really anything to do with the original request any more, have a look here Rob - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita.

Seems like quite a gradual decline down the league table to me, unless you count the gap between Luxemberg in 1st place and Ireland in 2nd.

 

[Rob]

The coloured map shows my point though bruce, the US, canada, europe and australia all lovely blue and the rest... behind.