RE: Your fav place in the world?

“That place look really nice Mongu… how long did you stay there?
Regards

Andrew”

About 10 days. It is roughly a 7 hour drive from Cape Town, about 8 hours to Port Elizabeth. Nearest airport is George – 45 mins on a J41 from CPT, about 2 hours to JNB on a CRJ or 737-800. Absolute paradise. My parents decided to buy a home there to retire to! Given the value of the Rand, they can afford to buy a Palace, too.

RE: Discount Viagra

Of course every country is corrupt Geforce. My point is that the EU is more corrupt that most countries!

Transparency International is a NGO which publishes a “corruption percptions index” every year. It measures perceived coruption in each country. Some of you will probably say it isn’t perfect, but it still seems a reasoble effort.

In 2001, Finland was No. 1, UK was No. 13, Belgium was No. 24, USA was No. 16 and Bangladesh was 91st (last) just behind Nigeria.

http://www.transparency.org/cpi/2001/cpi2001.html

If the EU was surveyed, I reckon it would rank about 40th.

RE: Iraqi Invitation

I’m not convinced. Firstly, there is no moral reason to get Saddam. This means most of the Gulf countries will oppose it. Politically, most Euro countries apart from the 51st State will also oppose it.

The US is taking a very big risk if they invade Iraq again. The prize is…well, what exactly is the prize? The danger is that a whole new generation of “terrorists” could be born out of anger at US actions.

RE: hehe Poor Old My Travel!

Well in Andrew’s defence, it does seem a littler amatuerish. Makes you wonder what the rest of the company is run like.

RE: Europe’s Worst Airport?

Fair point, it does look as if I have a grudge. I don’t think I do, it’s just the way it seems. Maybe I’m hyper critical. I could criticise any other airport you name, as long a I have been to it.

I don’t understand your point about NI to be honest – you are saying that the “majority” means the population of the whole of the island of Ireland? I can’t agree with that. Look at similar positions – India/Pakistan, US/Canada, even Alaska/Canada. You seem to be saying that if part of a landmass is a separate country from the majority (population wise) then the right to decide the future lies with the bigger part? What is the difference between ROI/NI and US/Canada? Should the US be able to engulf Canada because it was only partitioned by old colonials? I’m sure the native Americans didn’t distinguish the two countres from each other.

Similarly on tax, your argument is a bit naive. Who creates jobs for 90% of the population? The top 10% might be a good answer. Who defines “fair”? Don’t you think that people who earn more, also spend more? Does that not mean in turn, that they pay more indirect tax like VAT or GST? Even someone “dodging” high tax rates will still usually end up paying more than Joe Normal. The notion of someone paying “no tax” is just a myth (if you exclude babies!)

RE: Your fav place in the world?

Knysna, in South Africa. This is a pic of the guest house I stayed at, nicked from their website http://www.pointlodge.com
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RE: That little image

It stumped me as well.

All the FAQ says is to enter the URL of your picture in the field provided to you. What URL? Are individual pics only available if you have your own web space?