As we wave farewell or at least say ‘see ya next time,’ to this pandemic, and soon after 2022, I note that both took from me my mother, as well as several irreplaceable and close friends.
Two of the strongest determinants of whether you are standing in a first-world or Third World country are whether or not you have ready and easy access to potable water, and whether or not the nation has some type of sewage removal and possibly treatment system in place.