Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!gcd.org!vda-gw!news.moat.net!newsswing.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.net!prodigy.com!newsmst01a.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr21.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!9a2493fe!not-for-mail From: "necoandjeff" Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan References: <33eih0F40e8rsU1@individual.net> <33qk3gF42kpgtU4@individual.net> <10tgi32aaq52987@news.supernews.com> <33rlpdF421pciU1@individual.net> <10thgq3hvmjld7c@news.supernews.com> <10tje0cpetfild1@news.supernews.com> Subject: Re: Poor People's Greatest Hits Lines: 42 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1478 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1478 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 219.118.122.179 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr21.news.prodigy.com 1104823863 ST000 219.118.122.179 (Tue, 04 Jan 2005 02:31:03 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 02:31:03 EST Organization: SBC http://yahoo.sbc.com X-UserInfo1: [[PGG[SESJSS@^LYMRKNOPDA[X_LPO@FQQ]ZMVMHQAVTUZ]CLNTCPFK[WDXDHV[K^FCGJCJLPF_D_NCC@FUG^Q\DINVAXSLIFXYJSSCCALP@PB@\OS@BITWAH\CQZKJMMD^SJA^NXA\GVLSRBD^M_NW_F[YLVTWIGAXAQBOATKBBQRXECDFDMQ\DZFUE@\JM Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 07:31:03 GMT Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:24105 Brett Robson wrote: > necoandjeff wrote: >> Brett Robson wrote: >> >>> necoandjeff wrote: >>> >>>> Brett Robson wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> tm wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I'm thinking of visiting either Australia or NZ later this year, >>>>>> use up the ff points before the airlines go bankrupt. Any place >>>>>> you'd suggest as a must see? >>>>> >>>>> What do you like? The desert is amazing, the Pilbarra on the NW >>>>> coast is amazing but expensive to travel to. NE is tropical >>>>> including rainforrest. SE is lovely temperate coastline and >>>>> grasslands. Or just check in to a nice hotel in Sydney and eat >>>>> and drink yourself silly. >>>> >>>> >>>> What if I want to see the underclass? >>> >>> you'll have to stay in the US for that. >> >> >> Yes. I'm sure the entire Australian underclass have moved to San >> Francisco, like all good homeless people do. >> > > I tell you what. Go to Sydney's Central Station in the late > afternoon and you'll be able to spot all the "homeless" people. > Then at around 5:30 they all head off to the Salvation Army for a > hot meal. After that they head "home", off to the Smith Family > Shelter for a shower and a place to sleep. > > It's not exactly the Hilton, but they are looked after. Doesn't sound quite the same as not having an underclass...