Les Misérables! thousands homeless in the USA lives in the SEWERAGE SYSTEM, soon SG!

[obama.bin.laden]

The poor and homeless in USA picked discarded household items and built homes inside the Sewers! Yucks!

http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2011-06/08/c_121509192.htm

美国下水道千人“蜗居”的悲惨世界
2011年06月08日 16:15:37 　来源： 国际在线
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Amy和她的丈夫Junior住在地下道里，看起来他们并未因住在这里而变得悲观。他们是在儿子死亡后住到这里的。

　　据每日邮报报道 在拉斯维加斯灯火通明的城市地下，有一座错综复杂的巨大的迷宫，那里集聚着数不胜数的毒蜘蛛和一个挥舞着铁棒的"巨魔"(一座雕塑)。

　　然而令人震惊的是，与此同时拉斯维加斯200英里的下水道也是1000个在赌城艰辛生活的人的寄居地。Steven和他的女朋友Kathryn，竭力使他们位于赌城地下的“房子”看上去像一个家——他们400平方英尺的“房间”里面有一张双人床，一个衣柜，甚至还有一个书橱。

　　他们已经在他们下水道的家居住了五年，在此期间他们把一个水冷器改装成了淋浴，在墙上挂了一些画，还搜集被丢掉的书建了一个迷你图书馆。

　　不过他们所有的家产都被仔细地放在了塑料箱中，以防止它们被家里地板上的下水道污水所侵染。“我们的床是从一个公寓大楼的垃圾场中捡出来的，”Steven解释道，“我们捡的大多是别人丢掉的垃圾，谁说一个人的垃圾不是另一个人的宝贝呢？”“为了避免被别人看到后太尴尬，我们通常会在半夜去捡这些废弃物。”Steven如是说。

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Steven和Kathryn

　　Steven在三年前因为吸食海洛因丢掉了自己的工作，被迫住进了下水道。他说他现在已经戒掉了海洛因，这对儿小夫妻靠在赌场中游晃谋生，他们不时会去老虎机里搜寻是否有别人落下的筹码。有一次，Steven甚至在一台老虎机中捡到了997美元！

　　比Steven和Kathryn在下水道更资深的还有Amy和Junior，他们在拉斯维加斯著名的莎乐美礼堂度过了他们的蜜月。与Steven相似的是，在失去了他们4个月大的儿子Brady之后，他们开始吸食海洛因，并因此失去了自己的家而被迫住进了下水道。

　　“我听说拉斯维加斯是个工作的好地方，”Amy说，“但是生活太艰辛，我们开始只能住在MGM赌场的楼梯下面。”　　

　　记者Matthew O'Brien在调查一起谋杀案的时候偶然发现了这些住在下水道里的人，他随后建立了一个叫做“点亮灯光”的基金用于帮助这些艰辛的人们。

　　“他们都是很普通的人，在不同的年纪因为各种创伤性事件丧失了原有的谋生手段，”Matthew说，“许多人都是战争后的退伍老兵，他们或多或少患有创伤应激综合症。由于孩子们通常被安置在阴暗不可见的角落，我们无法确知有多少孩子住在这里，但是我看到了他们在此生活的证据——布娃娃和泰迪熊。”

　　O'Brien就这些生活在下水道中的人的现状写了一本名为“霓虹灯下”的书。

　　这些反映难以置信的艰辛生活的照片发人深省，这些照片是由目前定居在美国的英国摄像师Austrin Hargrave拍摄的。这个反映社会最底层人民生活的照片给了人们对于城市霓虹灯下的赤贫者最直观的印象.

Steven和Kathryn的小家，他们用捡的书搭起了自己的“图书馆”。傍边的衣服也叠的整整齐齐。

Above & Below = 2 WORLDS = Rich vs Poor Las Vegas & Sewer

下水道远处便是拉斯维加斯的高楼大厦

人们抛弃的东西成了Steven和Kathryn的宝贝 discarded stuffs picked by the poor to be recycled by the poor.

居住在这里的人们精心布置自己的“蜗居”，有的甚至在地上铺了“地毯”。

很多人在到下水道居住前都有过吸毒、酗酒等经历

This is the Las Vegas world above the sewer
灯火通明的赌城拉斯维加斯

 

[roaringlion]

Re: Les Misérables! thousands homeless in the USA lives in the SEWERAGE SYSTEM, soon

This is world class Human Rights in action.

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

Re: Les Misérables! thousands homeless in the USA lives in the SEWERAGE SYSTEM, soon

they're called the ''Tunnel People''....................not sewers lah, just ''inactive'' flood water spillways...............


hope some Americans can help them out...............

 

[1sickpuppy II]

Re: Les Misérables! thousands homeless in the USA lives in the SEWERAGE SYSTEM, soon

Wah! come heavy rain season how? All kana wahed away ar?

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

Re: Les Misérables! thousands homeless in the USA lives in the SEWERAGE SYSTEM, soon

Wah! come heavy rain season how? All kana wahed away ar?

located at Las Vegas, heavy rains are very rare..................so they take the risk

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Re: Les Misérables! thousands homeless in the USA lives in the SEWERAGE SYSTEM, soon

HK so glitzy also got people sleeping under viaduct la.
Sinkies more high class stay district tent by the beach

 

[obama.bin.laden]

Re: Les Misérables! thousands homeless in the USA lives in the SEWERAGE SYSTEM, soon

Singaporeans can die in hot soup after the so called Change & Reform by LHL:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1134052/1/.html

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S'pore jumps 3 spots to become 6th most expensive city in Asia
By Julie Quek | Posted: 08 June 2011 2212 hrs
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SINGAPORE : Singapore has jumped three places this year to become the sixth most expensive city in Asia for expatriates to live in, according to the latest cost of living survey from ECA International.

The company, which provides solutions for firms sending their staff overseas, said the continued strength of the Singapore dollar against major currencies had pushed the republic up the global ranking.

ECA International also said prices of goods and services commonly purchased by international assignees have risen at much faster rates in Singapore than in other developed locations in the region.

It said such goods and services now cost almost three per cent more in Singapore than in Hong Kong. Just a year ago, they cost five per cent more in Hong Kong than here.

Singapore rose to the 36th spot from 68th in the global ranking in one year.

ECA International pointed out that Singapore is now more expensive for international assignees than Hong Kong, New York, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Shanghai.

However, Lee Quane, ECA International's regional director (Asia), believes that the main reason for Singapore's rise in ranking over the past 12 months was the strength of its currency.

He said the Singapore dollar has risen by more than 10 per cent against the greenback between the surveys.

This, he said, is a double-edged sword.

On the one hand, companies sending staff out of Singapore need to pay lower cost of living allowances for an employee to maintain their standard of living on assignment.

On the other hand, for companies bringing staff into Singapore, allowances will carry on increasing as Singapore continues to rise on the ranking table.

Meanwhile, Tokyo remains the most expensive city for international assignees.

ECA International said that although Japan is the only Asian country surveyed where the actual cost of goods in the ECA basket of goods has fallen, a strong currency and already higher costs for goods mean that the cost of living for assignees is significantly more than in other locations in the top ten ranking.

Globally, Tokyo heads the top 10 list followed by Oslo, Nagoya, Stavanger in Norway, Yokohoma, Zurich, Angola's capital Luanda, Geneva, Kobe and the Swiss capital of Bern.

The region's top 10 most expensive cities are:
1) Tokyo
2) Nagoya
3) Yokohama
4) Kobe
5) Seoul
6) Singapore
7) Hong Kong
8) Beijing
9) Shanghai
10) Busan

- CNA/al

 

[karmabear]

Re: Les Misérables! thousands homeless in the USA lives in the SEWERAGE SYSTEM, soon

We also have our own homeless. Check out Rowell road and it's surroundings. Malays living in tents on Changi beach before newspaper did an expose and embarrassed Vivian Balakrishnan. These tent dwellers were then physically removed even though they had children. Then offered temp shelter like several families (bear in mind Malay families are larger) in 3 room flat. East coast road, there are old uncles living with their bicycles. Everything they own is on their bikes. Park warden chase them away, they cycle down a few kilometers. Every night, they get to enjoy new scenery. So this is what Vivian Balakrishnan left as a legacy for MCYS.

 

[singveld]

Re: Les Misérables! thousands homeless in the USA lives in the SEWERAGE SYSTEM, soon

this is capitalism. for someone to be super rich, there have to be super poor. This is the economic system most of the world adopted.

 

[sirus]

Re: Les Misérables! thousands homeless in the USA lives in the SEWERAGE SYSTEM, soon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeless

just for sharing.