Comments on: Putting poverty in perspective http://www.16thletter.com/2008/10/15/putting-poverty-in-perspective/ Thoughts on how the Internet intersects with work, play & life Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:30:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Melissa Chang http://www.16thletter.com/2008/10/15/putting-poverty-in-perspective/#comment-4843 Melissa Chang Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:05:03 +0000 http://www.16thletter.com/?p=528#comment-4843 hi Seyi, Wow, you're right, I had no idea that I had a fan all the way in Nigeria. Thanks so much for writing and sharing your story. What you're saying here really highlights another important point - that traveling to other parts of the world is one of the best ways to gain some understanding about other cultures and lifestyles that we otherwise would have no idea about. There is only so much that we can learn from reading and watching TV and movies and hearing the stories of the people from the country. Some things just have to be seen in person to be believed. Thanks again for sharing your story. Melissa hi Seyi,
Wow, you’re right, I had no idea that I had a fan all the way in Nigeria. Thanks so much for writing and sharing your story.

What you’re saying here really highlights another important point – that traveling to other parts of the world is one of the best ways to gain some understanding about other cultures and lifestyles that we otherwise would have no idea about. There is only so much that we can learn from reading and watching TV and movies and hearing the stories of the people from the country. Some things just have to be seen in person to be believed.

Thanks again for sharing your story.
Melissa

]]> By: Seyi Taylor http://www.16thletter.com/2008/10/15/putting-poverty-in-perspective/#comment-4842 Seyi Taylor Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:15:05 +0000 http://www.16thletter.com/?p=528#comment-4842 Hey Melissa, You'll be very surprised that you have a fan in far-away Nigeria (yes, Nigeria). I stumbled on your blog when I was looking for some resources for a paper on online marketing. It turned out that you linked some rather useful information. I fell for your writing and there started the very quiet romance with the 16th Letter. Yep, America has no idea what poverty is. Last week I was in Liberia visiting a friend who works for USAID. After 14 years of war, Liberia supplies electricity only to its streetlights, where they exist. The rest of the country is plunged in darkness. My friend lives in an expat compound with a swimming pool and 24-hour security which runs three generators 24 hours a day. Outside it's gates is a slum right beside the beach. I live in Nigeria (which is practically next door), and I'm still in shock at how poor a lot of the people are. Maybe it would help if the rest of the world was shocked too... Hey Melissa,
You’ll be very surprised that you have a fan in far-away Nigeria (yes, Nigeria). I stumbled on your blog when I was looking for some resources for a paper on online marketing. It turned out that you linked some rather useful information. I fell for your writing and there started the very quiet romance with the 16th Letter.

Yep, America has no idea what poverty is. Last week I was in Liberia visiting a friend who works for USAID. After 14 years of war, Liberia supplies electricity only to its streetlights, where they exist. The rest of the country is plunged in darkness. My friend lives in an expat compound with a swimming pool and 24-hour security which runs three generators 24 hours a day. Outside it’s gates is a slum right beside the beach. I live in Nigeria (which is practically next door), and I’m still in shock at how poor a lot of the people are. Maybe it would help if the rest of the world was shocked too…

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