Bangledesh
I have a client who wants me to write about how Bangledesh should become more eco-friendly and cut down on urban sprawl. Is he kidding me? The poor people in Bangledesh are probably looking forward to the end of the world. Ecological Armageddon would probably be a relief.
Does any good news ever come out of Bangledesh? It seems that’s a place set up to be as bad as possible so their governments rake in all of the charity money. Not that the people (or other critters) of Bangledesh ever see any of it. The first big charity rock concert was in 1971 for Bangledesh, organized by ex-Beatle George Harrison. Fat lot of good that did. But it does make for some interesting YouTube clips.
The people in Bangledesh are made of stern stuff. The rest of us are wimps in comparison. I’m not arguing with this Bagledeshi guy. Much thanks to Mark223556 for posting this amazing clip:
Bangledeshis lead the simple life, right? They only have to worry about basic things like food and floods. They don;t have modern worries. Not really. They also have to wrry about driving in crazy traffic, including dodging rickshaws, speeding bikes and stray dogs. I’m assuming they’d also have to deal with motion sickness. Here’s a glimpse of what it’s like to drive in Dhaka, Bangledesh:
And how about that benefit Concert for Bangledesh in 1971, anyway? It included Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russel, another ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and the late, great George Harrison:
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