>>>But if you saw it differently I would be interested to know.
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>>I thought it was a little smarta*** but no biggie. Mikes reaction was very much about Mike. Incidentally made me look up Khazakstan, that could be a very rich country one day. A lot of untapped natural resources.
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>Oh, yes, that helps like playing dice will make you rich - if you're selling dice. In this case, the money goes to those who sell taps. Some bribe gets distributed locally, though.

Tell the Norwegians.They've ploughed the money from their oil fields into investment funds that benefit everyone. Just because the common story with natural resources is one if exploitation and money going into the hands of a few doesn't mean it always has to be that way.

It is however re assuring to see your move back to sunny serbia has not improved you mood very much.