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[brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>]

At 18:44 9/6/97 -0600, you wrote:
> > There is no shanty in the world too poor to possess a TV.
> ...
> I can only assume that you've never actually been in a 3rd world country.
> In such countries it is easy to find 10's of thousands of tin and straw mat
> hovels whose occupants cannot afford a TV.  From personal experience I can
> attest that such is true in countries such as Senegal and large areas of
> non-3rd world countries such as Mexico.
>
> Dewey
My observations are confined to this country.
The cardboard shacks to which I refer are much
less grand than tin and straw mat hovels.

In Australia, I hear the tin rooves are pandemic
in country areas..
In England, I hear the (wheat) straw cottage rooves
are picturesque ( and far too expensive for my pocket.)

 And I agree, my statement is too strong.
Try this for size.
I do feel that most shanty dwellers can find access to a TV,
in the U.S., and in other third world places...

Or would you rather stay with Hollywood conceptions of how 
some of our countrymen live?

Sincerely

brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK