So, you think you have it bad . . .

Cloud · 04-14-2011, 04:24 PM

You know that old trope, "When I was your age, I had to walk miles through the snow to get to school . . . (uphill both ways, of course).

Well, did anyone catch The Human Planet show? Where the kids have to walk SIX DAYS through the Himalayas to get to school? They had to scoot on their bellies on a shelf of warming and cracking ice at one point, all so the girl (and boy) could get a education higher than elementary. And then the father has to walk back alone . . .

http://timothyallen.blogs.bbcearth.c...he-school-run/

04-14-2011, 04:24 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	So, you think you have it bad . . . You know that old trope, "When I was your age, I had to walk miles through the snow to get to school . . . (uphill both ways, of course). Well, did anyone catch The Human Planet show? Where the kids have to walk SIX DAYS through the Himalayas to get to school? They had to scoot on their bellies on a shelf of warming and cracking ice at one point, all so the girl (and boy) could get a education higher than elementary. And then the father has to walk back alone . . . http://timothyallen.blogs.bbcearth.c...he-school-run/ __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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