Quote Originally Posted by nidhogg View Post
Quote Originally Posted by peter000 View Post
Grandmother / grandfather / sister / brother/ mother/ father needs an urgent operation for a life-threatening illness. Common story through much of Asia.
Well, yeah. Probably because its a common story in countries with little or no institutionalized health care policy....
Agreed. But I have modified your post.

4 Grandmothers / 6 grandfathers / 66 million sisters / Unlimited brothers and ex husbands and present husbands / 3 mothers / fathers, well long gone, need an urgent operation for a life-threatening illness. Maybe even more than one at a time. Common story through much of Asia.[/quote]