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This is still true today... eg. an average n-th generation parisian vs someone who lives in a small village in the south of france... their lifestyles, fashion
by ajsnigrutin 3y ago
This is still true today... eg. an average n-th generation parisian vs someone who lives in a small village in the south of france... their lifestyles, fashion choices, house design and access to "stuff" (culture,...) differ a lot. "The internet" is a great equalizer, where you don't have to travel half a day to paris to buy something not available elsewhere, but you can order it online, but otherwise a lot of other differences remain.
- nec4b 3y agoLiving in a small village in France was/and still is different as day and night compared to a small village in Russia/Former Soviet union.
- alephnerd 3y agoEven the poorest NUTS1 zones in continental France trend above 0.850 (ie. "Developed"/"First world"). Most Russian regions excluding the region around Moscow is above 0.800 but below 0.850 at the macro level (microlevel Caucasian Oblasts and Far Eastern Oblasts are around 0.750-0.800 but not too bad). By most standards, at a developmental level Russia is definetly developed, but then again it is roughly comparable to Turkiye or Thailand developmentally, so it is by most standards 15-20 years behind living standards in Western Europe, but none of this is too surprising tbh. If we're being honest, it is a country in the Middle Income Trap. It almost became a developed country (the gains before the Ukraine War began in 2014 were amazing and broke into the Developed category), but a decade of economic development was lost after the post-Crimea sanctions and the subsequent war from 2014-Present. Then again, a country like Russia has significantly narrowed the gap from a quality of life standpoint, but conversely, this also makes countries like Russia much more susceptible to a brain drain a la Poland or Czechia.