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alexander stefanatos


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My bank account...

Tibet
Lasa
In a mountainous resort, about 40 Khm away from Lasa, at an altitude of nearly 4000m above sea level, a Tibetan guide poses with pride by probably the most valuable article of property he posesses, the animal yak. A single yak is capable of providing meat, butter, oil, milk, cheese, wool and fiber for clothing and blanketing, skin for shoes, bags, carpets, house holding and boat, droppings as valuable fuel for hard winters not counting transport during difficult trecking expeditions and the fact that yaks can starve for long periods until they are brought to places with grass.
When we asked him what does a yak mean for him he instantly replied:
"It's my bank account..."

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