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The 2010 census is happening in Belize just like back in the mother land. I didn't think I would or should be included but the nice little census guy assured me that I should be included. I agreed with this authority of the law and quickly realized a few things:
- All I do is skew results
- I'm probably the only person in the country who lives in a 5 room house with no furniture
- 5 bedrooms but no stove? Yup, that's me
- AC in the house? yes. Bathtub? yes. Radio? No
- Hours per week you work? Define work...
- Religion? none. - That's not an option, can you pick one? No
- Children? 172 of them ranging in age from 5-14 (he didn't like that answer)
- Ethnicity? Is gringo an option? No. OK, I guess I'll be white.
Either way you look at it, I shouldn't be included in this census but since I live there more than 6 months and plan on being there more than a year longer, I get counted. I'm not sure if its just a ploy to increase numbers or to find out just how many outsiders call their country home. Either way, I'm counted and from the numbers, I don't think I did a great job of representing the average Belizean.
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