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farter
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On Sun, 26 Feb 2023 07:38:18 +1100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
I know one right now, my kurdish mate\'s mother, but
she grew up in turkey and never went to school at all.
I did have one younger fella bail me up in the supermarket
and ask me if it was a bottle of metho. It wasnt clear to me
if he used to be able to read and had fucked his vision by
drinking metho. I did tell him that he shouldnt drink it, not
good for his eyes and he didnt deny he was planning to drink it.
Sure, but those aren\'t common at all anymore so the origingal
that there has been little change in 113 years is just plain silly.
Getting by isnt what was being discussed. Of course those who
can\'t read or write at all can get by, Not clear what they do about
street signs tho.
On Sun, 26 Feb 2023 06:19:45 +1100, farter wrote:
Don\'t agree with that. You just don\'t see very many at all anymore who
can\'t read a jar label in the supermarket and who can only put \'their
mark\' on a document now.
Possibly. Back in the \'70s I knew at least two people who were
illiterate.
I know one right now, my kurdish mate\'s mother, but
she grew up in turkey and never went to school at all.
Both could compensate very well in daily life. One was a good cook and
navigated the supermarket without reading labels. Fortunately they don\'t
put pictures of tomatoes on dog food cans.
I did have one younger fella bail me up in the supermarket
and ask me if it was a bottle of metho. It wasnt clear to me
if he used to be able to read and had fucked his vision by
drinking metho. I did tell him that he shouldnt drink it, not
good for his eyes and he didnt deny he was planning to drink it.
The other was a competent maintenance man. However when I sent him to a
tool rental place to get a Hilti (powder actuated nail gun) he returned
without it. There was a 10 question safety form that had to be filled
out.
He would have known the proper answers if someone had read it to him.
Sure, but those aren\'t common at all anymore so the origingal
that there has been little change in 113 years is just plain silly.
We also saw a pattern in employment applicants. If they asked if they
could take the form home to fill it out we assumed a family member was
literate.
Consider that most Western people visiting Japan are completely
illiterate. They get by.
Getting by isnt what was being discussed. Of course those who
can\'t read or write at all can get by, Not clear what they do about
street signs tho.