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Lilyhoney

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53. The real sanitation problem for the people and future generations of India is this;

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 10:16 AM

Aug 2014

children are exposed to a bacterial brew that often sickens them, leaving them unable to attain a healthy body weight no matter how much food they eat.

"These children's bodies divert energy and nutrients away from growth and brain development to prioritize infection-fighting survival," said Jean Humphrey, a professor of human nutrition at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "When this happens during the first two years of life, children become stunted. What's particularly disturbing is that the lost height and intelligence are permanent."

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-poor-sanitation-linked-to-malnutrition/articleshow/38573266.cms

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India�s Toilet Race Failing as Villages Don�t Use Them, dont want to be "locked in with own filth" [View all] Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 OP

Sanitation and poor infrastructure are two of India's biggest challenges going forward fujiyama Aug 2014 #1

the problem seems to be prejudice and discrimination of people more than just being informed JI7 Aug 2014 #6

Not just in India Mopar151 Aug 2014 #54

Tea Party thinking is not only stateside. nt onehandle Aug 2014 #2

Oh boy. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #3

backwards dumbass, they need to start giving them fines and even jail JI7 Aug 2014 #4

Be careful. 8 months ago I said that Indian is a dirty place and a country with poor sanitation. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #7

actually your comments on india/indians were very bigoted JI7 Aug 2014 #8

Here we go again >> BlueJazz Aug 2014 #9

this is what you said "I'd like to see Indian Men banned from H-X Visas JI7 Aug 2014 #10

I do mean it..still. When I was there, Women were treated like dirt and told me so often. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #11

oh, so it's only all indian men who are that way JI7 Aug 2014 #12

Over and out. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #13

Wow - do yourself a favor and stop digging a deeper hole. Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #16

My opinions are not unfair nor cruel. Walk in somebody's shoes...and all that. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #17

You need to be honest with yourself about what it is you really hate - Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #18

I don't agree with you. It's the politics and the condition of the country that 'causes myself to.. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #21

you said an entire gorup of people should be banned so trying to claim JI7 Aug 2014 #24

You insist on seeing everything in Black and White. Have you lived in India?... BlueJazz Aug 2014 #25

yes, every single man there does that JI7 Aug 2014 #26

If it meant reforming the system that causes the mistreatment? In a Heartbeat. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #29

so you think it would be ok to ban white americans from places because JI7 Aug 2014 #30

this> BlueJazz Aug 2014 #32

you don't have to have been somewhere to learn about things that happen JI7 Aug 2014 #33

Oh..For pete sakes..Do I have to spell it out? BlueJazz Aug 2014 #37

you are blaming an entire group , how about we get rid of all the white people in this country JI7 Aug 2014 #38

We probably ARE getting rid of all the white, black and every other colour people anyway. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #39

this is a discussion board andi will call out racists JI7 Aug 2014 #40

Call out to your heart's content. Have fun...or not. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #41

I am wondering what the poster would do about my sons? etherealtruth Aug 2014 #50

But you're rejecting far more than the politics and condition of the country Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #42

This>> BlueJazz Aug 2014 #43

Let's look at similar situation, then. Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #46

No. That would be silly. (with all due respect) Black men are citizens of the USA... BlueJazz Aug 2014 #49

The comparison I made had nothing to do with whether it would be legally possible Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #55

"You apparently just can't see it." BlueJazz Aug 2014 #56

You do it Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #59

I am very hesitant to visit India even tho I feel very sorry for the discrimination the caste system CTyankee Aug 2014 #23

Disguise them as shrines. j/k littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #5

LOL Skittles Aug 2014 #48

Which explains a lot about what I've as the pervasive odor of India. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #14

It's because cow dung is used as fuel BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #44

Local cultural prejudices have to be taken into consideration when instituting health reforms. bklyncowgirl Aug 2014 #15

Where do you think the term "night soil" came from? brooklynite Aug 2014 #19

Wow the ethnocentrism and thinly disguised racism in this thread is disgusting CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #20

Agreed. n/t tammywammy Aug 2014 #31

There's nothing bigoted about promoting public health tritsofme Aug 2014 #45

suggesting they disguise them as shrines and calling them a dirty people is fucking bigoted CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #47

Actually, yes, rah rah Western Civilization Dreamer Tatum Aug 2014 #57

You don't have to go very far... Sen. Walter Sobchak Aug 2014 #62

But you only say 'hi' to your filth and then 'bye' when you unlock the door to exit! Rex Aug 2014 #22

I bet they'd use them if the were made to look like recliners notadmblnd Aug 2014 #27

"The Big Necessity" is a fascinating book on this topic. arcane1 Aug 2014 #28

"access to a toilet adds 20 years to the average life" Strelnikov_ Aug 2014 #34

India needs to get rid of this caste bullshit tabasco Aug 2014 #35

Hookworms were endemic in the south, until outhouses came into widespread use alarimer Aug 2014 #36

So they would rather walk around in their and everyone else's filth. liberal N proud Aug 2014 #51

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that there are plenty of dogs (wild, feral, or pets) who cheerfully Glorfindel Aug 2014 #52

The real sanitation problem for the people and future generations of India is this; Lilyhoney Aug 2014 #53

I'm personally partial to this approach, I think it should also be adopted by US cities Sen. Walter Sobchak Aug 2014 #58

This would have been perfect for Zuccotti Park badtoworse Aug 2014 #60

I think those vagrants did that everywhere Sen. Walter Sobchak Aug 2014 #61