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Ha! What are you talking about? That comment was in response to a question about differences between the countries. The USA is a 3rd world country because we a
by alangibson 5y ago
Ha! What are you talking about? That comment was in response to a question about differences between the countries.
The USA is a 3rd world country because we allow people to literally and figuratively rot on the street. There are many others of course...
Can I assume from your aggrieved attitude and uncharitable reading that you're a fellow American?
- drstewart 5y agoWhen the top thing you can think of as the main difference is that you can get blasted at 11am in a foreign country, the "uncharitable reading" is that you're an alcoholic, not that you're a sheltered emigrant that doesn't know what a real third world country is like.
- alangibson 5y agoI'm feeling like you're trolling now, but I'll bite anyway: 1. The one line you are harping on is half way down a list of things, not at the top. 2. It's obviously just a literary indulgence to add some local color 3. I've spent 2.5 years traveling rough and solo through the Global South which I hope counts for something. I'm gonna guess you consider any kind of pleasure travel to be privilege though.
- mdp2021 5y agoThe parent comment asked «How would you describe the local population», to which it was replied «People are generally more relaxed to the point that it annoyed me for years», also instanced to the "anytime beer". The reasoning flows.
- alangibson 5y agoThanks for the backup, but they've already decided that they're willing to die on that hill. Better to get back to the original point of the thread.
- bovermyer 5y agoWow. Um, maybe step away from the computer and go for a walk or something.