[lit-ideas] Re: A thought for the coming year
- From: David Ritchie <profdritchie@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 10:22:25 -0800
On Jan 3, 2014, at 9:59 AM, Walter C. Okshevsky wrote:
>
> (Lucky for him he's buried in England. The Germans permit you only 50 years
> of
> "resting in eternal peace" before they dig you up and out to make room for the
> others. It's a small country with a large population.
That's the first time I've heard Germany described as a small country; this
must be a Russian or Canadian view of things. I hope you're not suggesting the
Germans need Todesraum.
In Singapore you only get fifteen years before they dig you up again. Here's
the reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Former_cemeteries_in_Singapore
David Ritchie,
Portland, Oregon,
with cemeteries on several hilltops still
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