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SK is absolutely first world
by stepanhruda 10y ago
SK is absolutely first world
- umanwizard 10y agoHe's probably using the technical term from international relations, according to which "third world" meant neither aligned with the United States nor the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Not only is that wrong (the Republic of Korea was and is about as closely aligned with the U.S. as a country can possibly be), but it's confusing, since what was clearly meant in the context of this thread was the different, colloquial meaning of "1st world" meaning "developed" and "3rd world" meaning poor. Regardless, SK is unambiguously 1st world according to either definition.