There's plenty of opportunities to have slow internet (and especially long roundtrips) in developed countries e.g. - rural location - roommate or sibling torr

There's plenty of opportunities to have slow internet (and especially long roundtrips) in developed countries e.g. - rural location - roommate or sibling torrent-ing the shared connection into the ground - driving around on a road with spotty coverage - places with poor cellular coverage (some building styles are absolutely hell on cellular as well)