Kat,

    No, I haven't. But I have observed the behavior of some of our fellow
Americans in other countries(embarassing) and have visited with folks from
the Third World. They look at life very differently.

Bobby


>Hey, Bobby,
>
>Did you ever read Oscar Lewis' 'La Vida' and 'Five Families'?  Very good,
>pioneering studies on the culture of poverty and its effects on the view
>of
>the outside world.  A lot of what I say about the viewpoint of the Third
>World
>of industrialised nations can be found in his work.
>
>Kat
>