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op could've meant Eastern Europe.

johnchristopher 7y ago
OP could also have meant he went from a private Russian funded private school for elites to a school for disadvantaged children (such as children with poor parents or recently immigrated) in a ghetto like neighborhood. It'd still be another single data point though. Edit: just another variation of "children these days" and "when I was young we used to go to school on foot and swim through the river"
sonnyblarney 7y ago
Eastern European nations are 'Western Nations'. My down-voters are utterly wrong. 'The Western World' is a term derived from antiquity, in which 'the middle east' is at the centre, East would be China etc. In modern terms, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand would be considered Wester nations.
- detaro 7y ago
  The poster quite possibly was using the cold war definition of "west" (which is likely way more relevant to the comparison they are making), not the antiquity one.
  - tenaciousDaniel 7y ago
    Yep. In terms of adversity, there's a clear enough divide between western and eastern Europe that it fits the comparison.
- Hydraulix989 7y ago
  Isn't Australian in APAC?
  - sonnyblarney 7y ago
    The OP obviously means 'Western Europe' but the way he wrote it, in the context of international readers, doesn't make sense, because it reads as 'Western Nation' (i.e. Europe, N. America, Australia, NZ) In his local context, 'The West' could very well more likely mean W. Europe, no doubt - I'm sure it's crystal clear to him/her. But this is a North American board, with an international readership. If you say "Developed Western Nation" in this context, for example, in the press, or even on the BBC it means the 'classical west', not 'E/W Europe'. Australia is located in Asia Pacific, and the US is in North America but they are 'Western Nations' by virtue of their cultural history. Just google the term 'Western Nation'.
    - username90 7y ago
      Most of eastern Europe aren't included in the map provided by wikipedia: vhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/The_West_-_Clash_of_Civilizations.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/The_West... So, growing up in Europe could mean that you grew up in the Balkan countries during one of the wars in the 90's. Also, even if you think that map is wrong, countries in the Balkans are certainly not a part of "developed western nation".

OP could also have meant he went from a private Russian funded private school for elites to a school for disadvantaged children (such as children with poor parents or recently immigrated) in a ghetto like neighborhood. It'd still be another single data point though. Edit: just another variation of "children these days" and "when I was young we used to go to school on foot and swim through the river"

sonnyblarney 7y ago

Eastern European nations are 'Western Nations'. My down-voters are utterly wrong. 'The Western World' is a term derived from antiquity, in which 'the middle east' is at the centre, East would be China etc. In modern terms, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand would be considered Wester nations.

detaro 7y ago
The poster quite possibly was using the cold war definition of "west" (which is likely way more relevant to the comparison they are making), not the antiquity one.
- tenaciousDaniel 7y ago
  Yep. In terms of adversity, there's a clear enough divide between western and eastern Europe that it fits the comparison.
Hydraulix989 7y ago
Isn't Australian in APAC?
- sonnyblarney 7y ago
  The OP obviously means 'Western Europe' but the way he wrote it, in the context of international readers, doesn't make sense, because it reads as 'Western Nation' (i.e. Europe, N. America, Australia, NZ) In his local context, 'The West' could very well more likely mean W. Europe, no doubt - I'm sure it's crystal clear to him/her. But this is a North American board, with an international readership. If you say "Developed Western Nation" in this context, for example, in the press, or even on the BBC it means the 'classical west', not 'E/W Europe'. Australia is located in Asia Pacific, and the US is in North America but they are 'Western Nations' by virtue of their cultural history. Just google the term 'Western Nation'.
  - username90 7y ago
    Most of eastern Europe aren't included in the map provided by wikipedia: vhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/The_West_-_Clash_of_Civilizations.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/The_West... So, growing up in Europe could mean that you grew up in the Balkan countries during one of the wars in the 90's. Also, even if you think that map is wrong, countries in the Balkans are certainly not a part of "developed western nation".