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

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".