Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Haiti and "The Dangerous Dozen"

The dangerous dozen: The 12 most dangerous countries for Americans to visit

Woohoo!! Haiti made another list!! This article talks about the 12 most dangerous countries for Americans to visit. Thank goodness I'm not American! I guess it could be worse though - Haiti could be in among the elite group in the Axis of Evil.

Here are some other possibilities of lists I've dreamed up:

"The Ferocious Five": The five countries where you are most likely to get dengue fever (Haiti, Nicaragua, Congo, Cambodia and Mali).

"The Tropical Ten": The ten tropical countries most likely to get devastated by a hurricane (Haiti, Honduras, Cuba, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, St.Kitts and Barbados).

There's also the "Coup d'Etat Four" which includes such infamous members as our dear Haiti, surprising new edition Honduras, long-time member Libya, and added with the hopeful lobbying of their Miami-based diaspora community - Cuba.

Of course, who can forget the "Styrofoam Seven." Haiti, along with China, Vietnam, Mexico, South Africa, Egypt and yes, surprising, the USA, have the highest rates of styrofoam waste in the world.

There you have it folks. Haiti, yet again on another oh-so-encouraging list. There's one more list Haiti is on. In fact, Haiti is the only member. It's called "The Punching Bag One."