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Title: What America can learn from Tajikistan.
Post by: Pugnate on Thursday, September 28, 2006, 11:32:02 AM: Quote

Tajikistan to ban gold teeth

The president of Tajikistan is to ban state employees from wearing gold teeth to improve the country's image.

President Emomali Rakhmonov made his decision after meeting a teacher with a mouth full of gold teeth during a visit to a school in Dushanbe.

"Teachers complain about small salaries, but still wear golden teeth," he said, according to the New Region agency.

"How can international organisations believe in your poverty, when the mouth of a teacher is full of gold? This is not due to our culture and traditions," he added.

It's estimated that 50% of state officials will have to resign or have teeth replaced once the decree is on the stature book.

Golden and silver crowns are traditionally considered a sign of affluence in Central Asian countries.
Title: Re: What America can learn from Tajikistan.
Post by: Cools on Thursday, September 28, 2006, 11:54:14 AM: Quote
Golden and silver crowns are traditionally considered a sign of affluence in Central Asian countries.

More like because those were the only materials used for crowns 15+ years ago. I bet most dentists in the region still use gold because modern alternatives haven't reached them yet.
Title: Re: What America can learn from Tajikistan.
Post by: idolminds on Thursday, September 28, 2006, 12:12:52 PM: What America can learn from Tajikistan.

Lesson 1: There is a country called Tajikistan.
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Post by: Cools on Thursday, September 28, 2006, 12:34:21 PM: Lesoon 2: Teachers in Tajikistan are full blown GANGSTAS!
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Post by: Quemaqua on Thursday, September 28, 2006, 08:07:44 PM: Lesoon 3: WTF is a lesoon?
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Post by: Ace_O_Spades on Thursday, September 28, 2006, 08:15:25 PM: Lesoon 4: Send Que to Tajikistani prison for asking dangeroos questions
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Post by: Pugnate on Thursday, September 28, 2006, 10:12:01 PM: Lesoon sounds like an exotic destination.
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Post by: Xessive on Thursday, September 28, 2006, 11:21:18 PM: It sounds like a Lagoon in Laos or something.
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Post by: scottws on Friday, September 29, 2006, 05:57:38 AM: Chad Johnson wouldn't like that.
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Post by: ender on Friday, September 29, 2006, 08:27:12 AM: What American can learn from Tajikistan's totalitarian-esque ruling on people's cosmetic appearance: Hopefully nothing. Unless they include a Gold Teeth segment in the Patriot Act.
Title: Re: What America can learn from Tajikistan.
Post by: Pugnate on Friday, September 29, 2006, 09:58:45 AM: Quote from: scottws on Friday, September 29, 2006, 05:57:38 AM
Chad Johnson wouldn't like that.

I have no idea who this is, but I am going to take a guess. It is some African American athlete (basketball player?) who loves to replace his teeth with gold ones? Or is it some African American rapper or something?
Title: Re: What America can learn from Tajikistan.
Post by: scottws on Friday, September 29, 2006, 03:21:39 PM: Quote from: Pugnate on Friday, September 29, 2006, 09:58:45 AM
I have no idea who this is, but I am going to take a guess. It is some African American athlete (basketball player?) who loves to replace his teeth with gold ones? Or is it some African American rapper or something?
Ding ding ding!!!

Wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals.

(http://www.bestsportsphotos.com/images/PF/sept05/ChadJohnson01.jpg)
Title: Re: What America can learn from Tajikistan.
Post by: DrSbaitso on Friday, September 29, 2006, 07:41:53 PM: Yes, because if there's one thing that puts me off about Tajikistanians, it's their damn gold teeth.