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To: GoodyBrown
oh Goody I love you
Palo
143 posted on 02/02/2002 9:22:26 AM PST by palo verde
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To: palo verde
My son found the Tibetan people to be just the most wonderful people on earth...he spent a few days living with some nomads on the plains and he had just a wonderful time...he said they are so poor, so dirty, yet so very happy with their lives...they have their herds...yaks and goats, and the children are just so sweet...the children were fascinated with all the things that 'westerners' bring with them, and they so much enjoyed playing with his cameras, his watch, and all the things he just takes for granted

he spent much of his time with the children, playing tag, and giving them piggy bag rides(My son is extremely tall 6'5" and quite big and muscular)Then the children showed him how they round up the goats for the night, and place them in a pit lined with yak dung and cover the whole thing over for warmth...I guess he got quite a kick out of the whole thing, but did find that sometimes it was hard to keep up with even the children, because he was still getting acclimatised to the high altitude, while the Tibetans, having been born there are adapted better for it...

But he said, once night fell, and in their beds in the tents with the nomads, life had taken on quite a different perspective than he was used to...But Chinese encroachment is everywhere in Tibet, so my son was glad to have seen and lived with these Tibetan nomads, before the time comes when their culture and way of life may be done away with by the Chinese..

145 posted on 02/02/2002 9:33:43 AM PST by andysandmikesmom
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To: palo verde; Judith Anne
I love you too.:)

Is my wearing an old husband's old Turnbull and Asser shirt not chic enough?:) Is that why Judith Anne is ignoring these pings ya think?

146 posted on 02/02/2002 9:37:42 AM PST by GoodyBrown
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