Why People Who Live Off $1 Per Day Are Better Off Than Most Americans

Cheryl Amyx
Sep 5, 2018 · 6 min read
Vietnamese Woman — Farmer’s Market

They dig up the remains of their loved ones, buried in a box in the dirt, after 3 years. After the monsoon rains and insects have had their fill, the bones are removed and placed in a concrete mausoleum with the bones of their deceased family members. This is death for poor and middle-class Vietnamese people. Family and community is a central theme to the Vietnamese; they…

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