tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post1650789839792476120..comments2023-07-04T10:43:27.746-04:00Comments on Flowers and more: Visiting the true tropicsGingerVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501023251788210094noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-17655321830809051942009-08-30T04:04:12.534-04:002009-08-30T04:04:12.534-04:00I'm so sorry to hear that Salvador is so dirty...I'm so sorry to hear that Salvador is so dirty now. I was there 40 years ago and I remember it being very clean. It was my favorite Brazilian city .<br /><br />The town where I lived had people who constantly swept the streets and workers who pulled weeds from between cobblestones on the roads. I think the difference might be that then, the country was SOOOO very poor, that labor was dirt cheap and even small towns could afford to pay people (almost nothing) to do dirty, labor-intensive jobs and the people who needed a few centavos to live were willing to do them. I plan to visit Aracajú next year ---and I hear it is still one of the safest and most unspoiled cities left in the country. I hope so. I'd like to visit Salvador again, too. Is it worth it? Or am I better off remembering it as t was?Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712925834229282680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-65707249503868527092009-08-26T13:22:39.825-04:002009-08-26T13:22:39.825-04:00Você está cobertíssima de razão. A pobreza é uma ...Você está cobertíssima de razão. A pobreza é uma condição muito presente MAS jamais deveria ser aceita como razão da falta de senso, da ausência de virtudes como a limpeza, o zêlo pelas coisas e lugares comuns. Sou uma pessoa simples, de hábitos simples e origem humilde, porém isso nunca foi motivo para que a educação e os ensinamentos me fossem negados. Os pais "da antiga" eram mais responsáveis. Transmitiam esses valores de maneira sistemática. Hoje há uma complacência, uma tolerância aos erros antes repudiados, produzindo (talvez por conta da preguiça e do descaso) indivíduos sem esses valores tão necessários e os efeitos que você relatou.<br /> É realmente lamentável. Parabéns pelo Blog.Alexandre Macedo - RJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-61721044728870009072009-08-26T00:31:28.354-04:002009-08-26T00:31:28.354-04:00part of the connection is that I hear 'the poo...part of the connection is that I hear 'the poor do not have the money to keep their streets clean' the government doesn't get enough in taxes ' to keep the streets of the poor clean' I don't think being poor is a valid reason for your home (neighborhood) to be dirty....GingerVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501023251788210094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-64019206197587540402009-08-25T17:19:30.965-04:002009-08-25T17:19:30.965-04:00I don't understand why people want to litter t...I don't understand why people want to litter the streets, fields, and oceans either. It is disheartening to see that people have so little respect for their own surroundings. <br /><br />Anyhow, this is a great post. Love your photos.<br /><br />I don't get the connection between being poor and havving lots of money have to do with anything. We're all people, no matter how much money we make. We should take pride no matter what our circumstance. That's just my opinion. I think too many people play the victim and use the government as an excuse. <br /><br />Sorry. I could go on a rant too.<br /><br />Have a wonderful day Ginger.~JarieLyn~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02519086938256175022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-58506220113027486592009-08-25T16:58:24.175-04:002009-08-25T16:58:24.175-04:00É uma questão de não ter uma educação básica.
A ma...É uma questão de não ter uma educação básica.<br />A maioria do povo brasileiro sofre de analfabetismo funcional.<br />O que é um analfabeto funcional?<br />Ao contrário do analfabeto, que é a pessoa que não sabe ler, o analfabeto funcional consegue reconhecer as letras. <br />O problema é que o analfabeto funcional, um conceito difundido pela UNESCO, não consegue entender o que lê e nem elaborar um enunciado, por mais curto que seja, sobre um assunto genérico.<br />O termo(analfabeto funciona) revela distorções existentes na educação das sociedades que antes não eram conhecidas, pois os estudos se limitavam a distinguir quem sabe de quem não sabe ler.<br />O Instituto Paulo Montenegro, ligado ao Ibope, faz, desde 2001, um levantamento chamado Indicador de Alfabetismo Funcional (Inaf), que apontou em 2005 que apenas 26% da população brasileira consegue ler e escrever plenamente. Ou seja, três em cada quatro brasileiros têm algum nível de analfabetismo ou analfabetismo funcional.<br />Como cobrar de um povo que não têm educação o conceito e a pratica da limpeza pública ?<br /><br /><br />Saudações,<br />Roberto Simon<br /><br />BAHIA PRECIOSA <br /><br />RUA ORDEM TERCEIRA Nº 9 (ANTIGA RUA INÁCIO ACIOLLY).<br />PELOURINHO - SALVADOR - BAHIA - BRAZIL <br />CEP: 40026-260<br /><br />FONE: 55 - 71 - 3242-5218<br />CELULAR: 55 - 71 - 8604-8491<br />BLOG: http://bahiapreciosa.blogspot.com/<br />EMAIL: bahiapreciosa@gmail.comBahia Preciosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596536641366218578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-72232234062735609922009-08-25T16:05:54.416-04:002009-08-25T16:05:54.416-04:00Such a contrast between the beautiful sea shore an...Such a contrast between the beautiful sea shore and the man made building.<br /><br />I guess it's always easier to blame someone else; but in reality we can all make a difference if we really want to.<br /><br />Excellent post Ginger.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-55591676770739774802009-08-25T10:58:49.893-04:002009-08-25T10:58:49.893-04:00Beautiful photos. I could almost feel the warm br...Beautiful photos. I could almost feel the warm breezes.<br />I have often thought the same things about Mexico. Yes, a corrupt government, a poor existence, but why would you just throw garbage on the ground? Don't you WANT your life within your own walls to be better? I don't have any answers either. Maybe if you've grown up seeing that, you don't see it anymore.shabby girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991126161405336712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-40754472759385170762009-08-25T10:41:13.384-04:002009-08-25T10:41:13.384-04:00for me it is also about being American - no matter...for me it is also about being American - no matter what I say I am an RICH american so what do I know - it is just another excuse for I had two sick babies that needed food and medical care and had to struggle daily - only luck and time brought me Camillo and a higher standard of living - <br />thanks for your response to MY ranting!GingerVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501023251788210094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-33031572180754970652009-08-25T10:13:08.016-04:002009-08-25T10:13:08.016-04:00Neither do I.
But I do think that poverty and the ...Neither do I.<br />But I do think that poverty and the sad state of public areas really do go together in a vicious cycle. What you can do personally is so small, and so unappreciated, and so stomped on by those around you, that you give up. All your efforts lead to nothing, which feeds into the loss of hope and lack of ambition that keep so many people poor.<br /><br />"The government" is an easy excuse all around the world. People have to wake up and realize that -they- make their government, even the worst of governments. Stop complaining about the mayor and run for office if you've got better ideas!<br /><br />Anyway. Well said! & Thank you for the space to rant.NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.com