Shop Til You Drop

How did it feel to have more or less money than other people in the class?
You thinks that you have more money, so you can buy more things, and you'll have more smile on your face.

How did it feel to see what you could and could not afford at the Global Mall?
I feel awesome because i can afford everything in the mall and i can actually buy a lot of things.

• How many of you could not afford education? What would your lives be like if you could not go to school?
i can afford all education, if you could not go to school, you'll have lower quality of life and you won't be able ti buy things later.

• How would it feel to have to choose between food and health care?
I didn't really have to choose because i got enough money for both, but i picked food more than health care because if you have good food you won't need to care about health care that much.

• How many of you have ever been very sick or gone to a hospital or had friends and family who have? What would your life be like now if you had been unable to get medical care?
Most member in my family have been to a hospital, if i am unable to get medical care, i will not be able to pay for the bill and will not be able to get medical help.

• What were the impacts caused by people with fewer Global Mall Dollars, and what were the impacts caused by people with more Global Mall Dollars?
People with less money would have less chance to get sick because they're food will have less chance of getting pesticides, and people with more money will have more chance of eating pesticides because the farmer will be able to afford it.

• Discuss the fact that roughly one-fifth of all people worldwide survive on
less than $1 (U.S.) a day – how does this limit their choices, and what are the environmental, social, and global security implications of this?
They would not have money to afford food, water, health care, and education. If they do not have both food and water, they'll definitely get sick, but they will not be able to get medical help because they do not have money to afford for it.

• When you were choosing what to buy, did you think about the environmental impact? For those of you in the lowest income range, did you have a choice about the environmental impact you produced? If not, how did it feel to not have a choice?
I did not think about the environmental impacts, i did what's best for myself.