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Here's what life is like for the average family on planet Earth

The average family on Earth might look something like this.

Here's what life is like for the average family on planet Earth

They might live in a ramshackle but permanent home. They might live in a larger home with an extended family.

They might live in a ramshackle but permanent home. They might live in a larger home with an extended family.

They've got food on the table.

They

They've got salt and spices to enhance flavor.

They

They might drink water from a hose or a bottle. They probably have access to improved water sources.

They might drink water from a hose or a bottle. They probably have access to improved water sources.

They might clean with a bucket or a shower.

They might clean with a bucket or a shower.

Their most-loved toy might be a computer, a teddy bear, a soccer ball, or a plastic sword.

Their most-loved toy might be a computer, a teddy bear, a soccer ball, or a plastic sword.

Their most-loved item might be sewing scissors, bracelets, phones, or a savings book.

Their most-loved item might be sewing scissors, bracelets, phones, or a savings book.

They might wash clothes in a bucket or a washing machine.

They might wash clothes in a bucket or a washing machine.

They have decorations on the wall.

They have decorations on the wall.

They might have a TV.

They might have a TV.

They probably have toothpaste.

They probably have toothpaste.

They have plastic toothbrushes, though some might share one.

They have plastic toothbrushes, though some might share one.

They might have a rug on the floor.

They might have a rug on the floor.

They've got plates to eat on.

They

They probably have a cell phone.

They probably have a cell phone.

They have soap to wash their hands.

They have soap to wash their hands.

Their hands might look like this.

Their hands might look like this.

Their palms might look like this.

Their palms might look like this.

They have a container for storing grain.

They have a container for storing grain.

They might have a lock on the front door.

They might have a lock on the front door.

They might store food in a refrigerator, might store it in a bucket.

They might store food in a refrigerator, might store it in a bucket.

They've got shoes to wear every day.

They

They probably have soap to wash dishes.

They probably have soap to wash dishes.

They might have metal cutlery or might have plastic.

They might have metal cutlery or might have plastic.

They've got cups to drink from.

They

They probably don't have toilet paper but do have a bucket of water.

They probably don

They've got books to read.

They

They've got chairs to sit on.

They

They've got stoves to cook on, though they may be dangerously smokey.

They

They might have beds or might have sleeping mats.

They might have beds or might have sleeping mats.

They might have a sit down toilet, a squat toilet, or an outhouse.

They might have a sit down toilet, a squat toilet, or an outhouse.

Their teeth might look like this.

Their teeth might look like this.

They pets might look like this.

They pets might look like this.

They dream of being able to pay for things: a car, a fridge, a school, a moped.

They dream of being able to pay for things: a car, a fridge, a school, a moped.

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