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Word of the Day: Squalor
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hollydolly
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- London England
When I was a teenager I knew a woman who left her twin toddlers alone in Squalor, while she went out to party 
Lewkat
Senior Member
- Location
- New Jersey, USA
Sad to say, but too many still live in squalor in this, the 21st century.
Sliverfox
Well-known Member
Sometimes living in squalor isn't about being poor , but about being lazy.
tbeltrans
Senior Member
Has anyone considered the mental squalor that many live with these days?
We can't see it, but just listening to people these days with the rage and hatred, as well as despair, bubbling just below the surface ready to come out at the smallest thing said by another, resulting from (I think) a combination of deep political divides and the changes in our lifestyles brought about by COVID-19. These two things create the "perfect storm" to degrade the human condition. This begs the question - what can we each do about it for ourselves and those around us?
Tony
We can't see it, but just listening to people these days with the rage and hatred, as well as despair, bubbling just below the surface ready to come out at the smallest thing said by another, resulting from (I think) a combination of deep political divides and the changes in our lifestyles brought about by COVID-19. These two things create the "perfect storm" to degrade the human condition. This begs the question - what can we each do about it for ourselves and those around us?
Tony
I think kindness and understanding is the key, much like what you have shown by your post.
jujube
SF VIP
I saw so much squalor in India. It was eye-opening to see squalor cheek-to-jaw with splendor. People would be living on top of a garbage dump pressed up against the side of a former Rajah's palace, now a luxury boutique hotel.
Wow. That's terrible.
tbeltrans
Senior Member
I have seen this in many parts of Asia that I have been to. It is a sad thing for sure.
Tony
RadishRose
Forever in Our Hearts
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- Connecticut, USA
Extreme hoarders live in squalor.
Aneeda72
Well-known Member
You don’t have to be a drug to be too lazy to clean.
jujube
SF VIP
Dang autocorrect! RAJAH, not Ralph....
jujube
SF VIP
I have to be very careful with my last name . Autocorrect changes it to something unpleasant.
DAMN YOU AUTOCORRECT, YOU PIECE OF SHUT!!!
DAMN YOU AUTOCORRECT, YOU PIECE OF SHUT!!!
Yes that's for sure.
Barbiegirl
Member
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- Sunny South Florida
You lookin' at me?
Thanks to local corruption and backroom deals, some of our neighborhoods have been left to languish in neglect and squalor.
Aneeda72
Well-known Member
You mean the houses have been abandoned? Or you have a lot of hoarders in your neighborhood? Or just lazy people-we have hoarders and lazy people. Every single house here sells!You lookin' at me?
Thanks to local corruption and backroom deals, some of our neighborhoods have been left to languish in neglect and squalor.
Barbiegirl
Member
- Location
- Sunny South Florida
Houses not abandoned and residents trying to stay put, but when the cities/counties keep "forgetting" to put in vital infrastructure or services it's very difficult for the neighborhoods to rise above, then it's compounded by criminal elements moving in to take advantage. Collier City is just one example.
My own home, on the other hand.... yup, lazy sums it up.
My own home, on the other hand.... yup, lazy sums it up.