We might not get any one over on each other, but we can certainly have a row. :)
Do you know why crime is minimal in Saudi Arabia and all that? Not because they're sitting on oil, but because they had a smart king.
And as for people relying on a government that won't do a damn thing anyway... Dad, back when we lived in the old apartment, if he saw graffiti in the elevator, he'd grab a rag and some acetone and wipe it off, instead of reading about it every day and waiting for someone else to do it.
Life is sweet, you say (whoever said that?)...
Virtually, I have a monumental crypt stuffed with treasures. But in reality, my ancestors are slaving away, slaving away, and slaving away some more! I'm yawning in the budget department because there's no money for private tuition! Gasoline keeps getting more and more expensive, while the car itself is barely breathing. And that's "sweet," in your opinion?
Dixi.
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