>i think i'm much safer on this side of the pacific (well,
>especially in my age group (18-24), the homicide rate in the US is 18
>times higher than over here).
Here's an interesting fact about the States: you get to choose where you
want to live. Comparing homicide rates in two countries as large as ours
is almost worthless, unless you suppose you'll settle down in a fully
random location. Your reasoning is much like a skier who favors living in
Switzerland over the U.S. because the former has many more slopes per
square mile.
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Ellis Wyatt
http://www.foothill.net/~wyattoil
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"the only man who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he
takes my measure anew each time he sees me, whilst
all the rest go on with their old measurements and
expect them to fit me."
--G. B. Shaw
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