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0 pointsCalChris9y ago0 comments

A buddy did a job not unlike that. He worked for Schlumberger oil in AIDS infested Africa. He came back addicted to quinine and debt free.

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To the downvoters, I meant no disrespect but it was a fact.

It was AIDS infested Africa. Entire villages were wiped out by a disease. That didn't matter because there was oil to be extracted.

We heard less if at all about it here. But we got the oil.

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dashundchen9y ago

I don't mean to be overly sensitive, but I can't help but think there's a more appropriate way to state your point without calling all of Africa "AIDS infested" - if HIV/AIDS is even relevant to the story.

nradov9y ago

Quinine isn't addictive. Although I suppose one could become addicted to the gin part of Gin and Tonic.

CalChrisOP9y ago

I really forget what he was addicted to. It's been a long time; 30+ years. While he didn't come back exactly right in the head, he eventually recovered. The point of this was that he went through a bit of hell for an oil company to pay off his grad school debts.

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