maranelloman

I cant believe that things have go so bad in America. Maybe they are so hungry because their portions are so big?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7106726.stm

Inselaffen

how many of those can't afford food because they spend what money they have on drugs?

maranelloman

You want me to go and count?

Inselaffen

if you don't mind

shakh your bootie

God we're in a judgemental mood today, aren't we? When you live your life without hope, it's all too easy to receive your sympathy from a needle or a bottle; if your ticket out of the ghetto is to peddle drugs or your body, you will do it if you have nothing to lose - such is the economy of destitution.

There are two nations in America - those with their freezers full of e-numbers and supersized calories, and the "invisible nation" sleeping in the streets. Guess which one was left on the streets of New Orleans to die when the hurricanes hit?

maranelloman

Let me guess. It wasnt the white middle/upper class americans?

The Dean

Easy to explain - the US dollar is now so weak that starving Africans can now afford to import American food.

Outcome?

Americans will get slimmer, and Africans will no longer die of hunger.

Verdict?

Good news for everyone.

shakh your bootie

Inselaffen

thought I'd have a judgemental thursday!
it was more a comment on the fallibility of statistics. The situation in the States is not great but many people have put themselves below the poverty line whilst others have done little to drag themselves above it.

maranelloman

Not true. Americans will start to eat each other. I saw it in a movie, and they never lie.

Alexa

There are a lot of fat ones...should make some good eatin'

maranelloman

Yeah but not good for the heart. If you dont get eaten then you'll die of a heart attack. Im sure Gordon Ramsey will cash in with a new version of Hells Kitchen.

jvr20

there may be *some* overlap but in general I think that's a different topic... though there are those like John Pilger who make a convincing case that the establishment is quite happy for the drug problem to continue as it keeps some elements of society in their place.

jvr20

is Africa still starving? I mean malnutrition due to poor access, bad governance etc. yes but is there a genuine problem with overall lack of food?

The Dean

But if the dollar gets even weaker, everyone will import not just American food, but Americans themselves............

I don't do African cannibal jokes, so I'm off to the Warbler for an all-day whore with breakfast (see "Bahrain Piss-Up" thread).........