Thursday, December 25, 2008

"What's another word for Thesaurus?" - Steven Wright

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From my report from interviewing poor households in Singapore:

Finally, there seemed to be a correlation between poverty and doorbells not working; families with lower household income and less well-furnished flats were very likely to have non-functional doorbells. Although the poorer households had the resources to install them they were unable to maintain them. Alternately, poor people do not want to be disturbed or harassed by the ringing of their doorbells, they may get few visitors (and the visitors they get may be unwelcome, like loan sharks or people collecting bills) or they work longer hours and have less energy to worry about their doorbells.


Unfortunately no one liked my insight about doorbells :(

Singaporeans may get the best healthcare they can afford, but not everyone can afford it


This wasn't well-received either
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