Anonymous wrote:Because "first world" actually meant "demovratic and aligned with the US," as opposed to "second world," which meant aligned with the USSR, and "third world referred to nonaligned countries. It's a Cold War term that came to refer to standards of living by association.
And even now, it's not defined by AC. European countries generally have strong social safety nets and social welfare programs, good infrastructure, functioning democracies and pretty stable institutions, a generally well-educated population, etc. I mean, lots of places in the US and Canada don't have AC because it really wasn't necessary until recently.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Went to Europe, and they had no ACs over there, everything is super expensive. Internet sucks, and you can’t even run the water when you fell like it: I was shocked, South America is even better than Germany and Spain.
What are you prattling on about? Europe is a continent dimwit, there is going to be a lot of variation. Germany does not have much a/c because until recently (thank you global warming) they did not need it since the average summer temps were in the high 70s.
Are you from some podunk town that you think "everything" is expensive? Major metro areas (London, Paris, Rome, etc) are expensive, sure. They are here, too.
I really hope you stay home more.
Anonymous wrote:Went to Europe, and they had no ACs over there, everything is super expensive. Internet sucks, and you can’t even run the water when you fell like it: I was shocked, South America is even better than Germany and Spain.