Why should I “be grateful” that I don’t live in a developing country like Iran, China, NK

[Anonymous]

Wow.

OP do you not read? Did you not study in school?

You know what move to North Korea for a year get back to us.

Seriously one of the dumbest posts ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow.

OP do you not read? Did you not study in school?

You know what move to North Korea for a year get back to us.

Seriously one of the dumbest posts ever.

Let’s not compare ourselves to North Korea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Romania or Iraq? I read & hear this sentiment often. Why would we compare ourselves to developing countries, especially when it comes to women’s rights? Shouldn’t we aim to compare ourselves to peer countries instead? When I hear this sentiment, it comes across as, “be grateful you’re not wearing a head covering.”

Sounds to me like people are sick of your tireless rants about how badly women have it here, and probably about how the GOP wants women to be like some dystopian movie Hollyweird put out to influence the vulnerable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow.

OP do you not read? Did you not study in school?

You know what move to North Korea for a year get back to us.

Seriously one of the dumbest posts ever.

Let’s not compare ourselves to North Korea.

Why not?

[Anonymous]

I lived in China for 2 years and I can guarantee you it's not a developing country - it's fully developed and fully out peerrs. Maybe get on a plane and visit somewhere other than OBX.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Romania is an European Union country, and it's pretty modern. Also, has a democratic government. Not sure why it's in here.

Certain areas are modern but a huge portion of Romania is basically unreachable by car bc there are not really any roads.

Please tell me more about Romania, I was only born there and visit yearly. This is absolutely laughable. “Huge” portions of Romania are not, in fact, not reachable by car. There are in fact many roads, because they would not have been admitted in the EU if the whole country was a giant mud pit as you claim.Also, their internet speed, coverage and accessibility puts the US to absolute shame. Not to mention affordability of healthcare, college, and parental leave. But you know, that’s a different discussion.

Here: https://www.worldnomads.com/travel-safety/eastern-europe/romania/road-travel-in-romania

And I'm not slamming Romania. I learned that I could not safely traverse it by car for precisely the opposite reason-- because I tried to do so because I like it. Huge portions of rural areas do not have roads in the traditional western sense-- more like trails. It's rural road system is more akin to an African nation than an EU nation. But relax. You can't reach most cities in Alaska by car either for similar reasons.

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Anonymous wrote:I lived in China for 2 years and I can guarantee you it's not a developing country - it's fully developed and fully out peerrs. Maybe get on a plane and visit somewhere other than OBX.

DP. I've been to China in more than one region. I do agree it's not a developing country at all. In fact, many of the cities are far more developed than just about any capital around the world that I can think of.

The issue with China is what happens to the people at the bottom versus the top.

In the morning, I saw laborers headed to work, one of which had poo streaming down his leg. Why? No sick leave and assume he was too poor to afford the paid health insurance - not just public. That night, I had a fabulous meal in a nice, clean restaurant, filled with friendly hostesses and extravagant trappings.

I was told that many women there were seeking husbands, since most men were day laborers are still at work at their jobs. Finding a husband with leisure time available was definitely a plus. I probably could have done anything to anyone there and no one would have said a word as long as I laid out enough cash - but I didn't test my theory.

Any country is great, if you're in the top 0.01 percent of wealth. The question is what happens to you as "a little person"?