a reply to a United Nations question

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http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Letters.html


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Some time ago a worldwide survey was conducted by the United Nations and the only question asked was: Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in rest of the world? The survey was a big failure because in Africa they didn't know what "food" meant. In Eastern Europe they didn't now what "honest" meant. In Western Europe they didn't know what "shortage" meant. In China they didn't know what "opinion" meant. In the Middle East they didn't know what "solution" meant. In South America they didn't know what "please" meant. And in the USA they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant. I could add my personal opinion that in India a poor man would not know what dignity meant and the rich would not know what corruption meant.
Saqib Kahn
UK (Sep 12, '06)

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