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You're commenting from the perspective of someone who comes from a culture with addresses. Most of the world doesn't have addresses. Try to go to a meeting in
by freyfogle 12y ago
You're commenting from the perspective of someone who comes from a culture with addresses. Most of the world doesn't have addresses.
Try to go to a meeting in India. It typically involves three or four phone calls to find the place.
- adventured 12y agoYou really think most people live at locations without addressing systems? How can we even prove that? The only locations I'm aware of that that is true are: very poor parts of Asia, Africa, India, and maybe some of the favelas of Brazil. With essentially all of North America, South America, Europe, and much of China, along with all of Japan, Australia, being covered by an addressing system. I'd wager 2/3 of all people live in a location with normal addresses.
- freyfogle 12y agoThere's a world of difference between "an addressing system" and one that is effective. Try to go anywhere in India by using the address. You will find it challenging.
- gilesrhysjones 12y agoIt's the other way round - "two thirds of the world’s population is without a postal address,” Charles Prescott, Executive Director at the Global Address Data Association 50 or 60 countries have postal code or address databases which are kept reasonably current...’ ... ‘In the least developed countries, [address verification] may only mean that the city or town exists in that country.’- UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION “Over 50 percent of the world’s urban dwellers do not have access to named streets.” Catherine Farvacque-Vitkovic, World Bank That's around 4 Billion people without an address.