If I don’t recommend them, then who will?!

But I just think ALL women look way prettier with no make up on in a t shirt and sweatpants eating a pizza on the toilet. Like I'm just saying let your inner beauty shine through by accommodating my v. specific preferences re: outer beauty.

If you read his updates on facebook and see what he’s really eating on his tours, you know he’s not following this diet at all.

I just need to declare something. Not you you, rivalamoureux, but to Slate.com. Imagine I’m standing on a table with a megaphone. Ahem.

I didn’t think of that, but you make a really good point. And I agree, if you wouldn’t do it with a kid here, don’t do it there. Cuz to be honest, an interaction with a Westerner is not going to turn their life around, and “teaching them to braid” is like.... really? The image reminds me of pictures of privileged…

Co-sign (Vietnam, 10 years). There used to be this terrible thing where people would drug babies (literally infants) with opium and strap them to a little kid and the kids would run around begging for their sick brother or sister. Very very difficult not to grab the kid/attached drugged up baby and run but — go where?…

Similar shit happens in Tanzania. To all the people so desperate to give handouts to street kids and those they assume to be orphans, please check yourselves - just because they are children does not mean they are harmless. Street orphans are usually pretty rough, as they should be for their own protection. It’s not…

Kids will tell you they need money for baby formula for a sibling. A tourist, thinking they’re clever, will buy the formula rather than giving them money. Then, the kids take it back to the store and sell it for less than the tourist bought it for.

No, give them the granola bar. Anything they can consume immediately would be desirable especially if they are being starved. Alot of people, depending on the area, feel more comfortable giving food like fruit, bag of nuts, granola bars, or bottle water that a child can consume quickly versus giving money that could…

Why not give it to a parent? Or tip a local person double so they can buy their kid 15 local granola bars? Then there is less undercutting of parents as trusted providers, and less interaction with white strangers. If you were their teacher/nurse/coach, I’d say give them a whole box of granola bars (preferably via…

No. Flat out, NO. I live in Sihanoukville, Cambodia and the worst thing you can do is interact with street kids. I know it’s tough, but teaching them to braid, stamping their hands, giving them money (especially) is very, very dangerous. I don’t know how to say this eloquently, but white people look the same. Being…

Organizations usually do well by hiring talented people who are good at their jobs. Cold calling is not an easy job and professionals get much more money than volunteers. That is the dumbest argument ever.

I have a process! If you cold-call me asking for donations, I’m going to ask you if you are being paid to make calls or if you’re volunteering. If you’re getting paid, the organization is obviously doing well. If you’re volunteering, I’ll ask that you mail me literature. I don’t know if you’re actually a volunteer…

What the fuck is wrong with banana peppers

Teach them how to braid? A puppet show?

Six years ago, my 4 year old cousin died from a particular aggressive form of cancer. He was lucky - his parents were well off lawyers and were able to travel to the states for cancer treatments, which meant that he was able to see his 4th birthday rather than dying 6 month earlier. We tried everything we possibly…

What sort of diet cures that? Does she need to switch to paleo?

I think its a catch-all for disorders that are self-created and without diagnosis symptoms. I have seen it used instead of “YOUR JUST FUCKING LYING TO YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS, AND YOURSELF YOU FUCKING LITTLE SHIT” when a person has a great deal invested in having a specific disease or problem.

There is a special place in Hell for people who promote unsubstantiated cancer cures. My husband died of 17 brain tumors, and when he was in hospice, people were posting shit on my Facebook feed like, “Lemon juice!!!!!” Seriously, fuck her.

One of my ancestors was a fish.