Kasz216 on 11 September 2009
| ManusJustus said: Its obvious that things dont always turn out the way people want them to. And people in the West dont exactly agree on politics and economics. However, when I was in Egypt a couple years ago, the price of oil was way below market price (about 25 cents a gallon). In Saudi Arabia, the government is much more generous than that. I'd wouldnt trade this country for that, but there's one example of what people in a collectivistic society expect and get from their leaders. |
Egypt and Sauid Arabia rank about 40% for individualism... not exactlybastions of collectivism.
Also... I'm guessing you didn't go much out of Cairo? Egypt actually has a very low standard of living.
Though i am loathe to use the HDI... Egypt ranks in the 100s.
