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Pristine20 on 26 July 2014
Mystro-Sama said:
Pristine20 said:
Mystro-Sama said:

- My A/C is too cold but i'm too comfortable covered in my blanket to turn it down.
- The sea wind from my oceanfront apartment is wrinkling my shirts.
- I have too many game systems and so little time.
- I have games that are still sealed.
- People keep begging me money because of the wealth my family has.
- My parents are making me work for the summer.
- Not sure which car to drive today.
- Friends keep asking me to pull strings for them so they can stay at my hotel for the yearly weekend of partying
- My gardener isn't watering the grass properly and the dirt goes into the pool.



And I live in third world. The term is just so broad people misconceive it. There are thrid world countries that are well off. :/


I'd say that by definition a "3rd world country" can't be well off altogether. However, they can have a lot of "well off" people who live much better than most first world residents.

Funny enough, if we go by countries' wealth, isn't the U.S. the poorest country in the world?

Didn't say they were. There is no country where everyone is well off. There are a lot of people in the US living in less than adequate  My point is some people think all third world countries are the same and have the same problems.

If that was what you meant, I agree with you as that is the point I was trying to make myself. I must've misinterpreted.



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Bruxel on 26 July 2014

the kfc near me doesn't deliver :(



 

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the2real4mafol on 28 July 2014

First world problems.

1. complaining about shitty internet!
2. Everything is too expensive although i already have ever want
3. bloody traffic
4. Complaining about the weather (this is Brits favourite activity!)
5. packed trains/ tubes
6. damn beggers!
7. Too hot to sleep in the summer
8. Electric cookers take too long to heat up!

Quite petty compared to third world problems, especially if you're unlucky enough to live somewhere hit by a war or something



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the2real4mafol on 29 July 2014
spurgeonryan said:
the2real4mafol said:
First world problems.

1. complaining about shitty internet!
2. Everything is too expensive although i already have ever want
3. bloody traffic
4. Complaining about the weather (this is Brits favourite activity!)
5. packed trains/ tubes
6. damn beggers!
7. Too hot to sleep in the summer
8. Electric cookers take too long to heat up!

Quite petty compared to third world problems, especially if you're unlucky enough to live somewhere hit by a war or something

A lot of these sound like third world problems as well.

 

Packed trains/ tubes?

Beggers? God! Where are there still beggers in the world?

Too hot to sleep in summer? What about A/C?

What the hell is an electric cooker?...sorry...heck is an electric cooker?

I live in London so while infrastructure is excellent it is a crowded city but at least it like a train in India I guess. 

In recent years, the amount of homeless people has gone up alot in the UK due to a shitty economy hence you will find lots of beggers especially in London but other British cities too. 

Believe it or not, outside of America air con is still really a luxury. Air con is rarely fitted in homes. They are fairly common in vehicles of all kind though. I rely on a fan to cool me down at night. 

In the UK, you can get gas or electric ovens/ cookers. Gas is alot faster to heat up than electric based ovens/ cookers



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NintendoPie on 29 July 2014
Bruxel said:
the kfc near me doesn't deliver :(

More like; The nearest Capital Grille to me is 20 minutes away. Damn it!