"Those Silly Questions"

     There are certain things we here at MAWP we believe in.  Charity is the essence of keeping a society pliable.   We have always been hardy advocates of donating blood.  With that being said, it is not for everyone but it is a noble endeavor (if you can stand blood and needles). We understand the line of questioning the nurses have to ask about personal background, but suffice it to say some are still pretty dumb.  Our favorite is the one where they ask you if you have AIDS.  We can see the logic if you do have it.  We guess in the event that you do your blood could be donated to a patient who already has AIDS or they can know that your donation must be rejected per healthy candidates and the staff attending can take extra precautions.  But, still who may want to openly proclaim this?  In light of this we thought we would compare the types of questions we get here in America compared to say Mexico. After all, health care and sanitation are unequal when comparing these countries.  In the left column will be the U.S. and in the right Mexico. Let's now take a closer look:

America                                                        Mexico

Have you spent time with a prostitute?          Have you spent time with prostitutes?

Have you visited Europe over the past           Have you visited America only to
three years?                                                    be deported again?

Have you spent more than 72 hours               Do you know or listen to Ricky Martin?
in a jail or prison?

Have you had a skin graft?                             Have you cut off and grafter someone's
                                                                        skin onto yours?

Have you had cancer?                                     Have you smuggled cocaine in your
                                                                         liver?

Do you have a tattoo?                                      Did you spend spring break in                                      
                                                                          Panama City, FL.?                                        

Have you had sex with a man?                        Did you once listen to Munudo?

*After such an analysis it is plain to see that what may be a "dumb" question in one country may not be in another.  So with that in mind-DO NOT EVER DO SOMETHING TO NEED A BLOOD TRANSFUSION WHILE IN MEXICO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!