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a big part of the problem is that a lot of Americans think these are "first world problems" too.
by catshirt 11y ago
a big part of the problem is that a lot of Americans think these are "first world problems" too.
- ohitsdom 11y ago"Just don't break the law, you'll be fine."
- phkahler 11y ago>> a big part of the problem is that a lot of Americans think these are "first world problems" too. Hey man, Russia and China are first world countries too. But seriously, that's one of the most interesting comments I've seen on this.
- maxerickson 11y ago? First World originally meant the US and its allies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_World The later confuzzled meaning, where First World is associated with being highly economically developed, also doesn't really apply to Russia and China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRIC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRIC There is still a stark difference in economic productivity between Russia/China and the countries with high per capita GDP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PP...