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[Banana Boi]

Looked at the 3 lists on Wikipedia.

Thailand ranks 77,82, 83.

India 142 on all lists.

Japan 22,27, 27.

South Korea 26,31, 31.

Against my stereotypical viewpoint, I had thought Irish people were poor yet they rank 3, 5, 5. Higher than USA, England, Germany, Singapore on all charts. Guess I should have worked in Ireland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita

[PedroMorales]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8kodphRkAc

Here is an Isaan lady finding a new use for rice straw. Her granny is better looking than most Pattaya hookers and harder working too. Work like this would be good for the go go girls who have lost their jobs but it would entail work and the starfish lot have an aversion to that. It is a shame bright ladies like her lack the finances to make a go of projects such as this but I guess it is the same the world over.

[Berrys66]

Four people in Oregon contract Covid-19 after receiving both doses of vaccine.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/four-peopl...185954081.html

Health officials in Oregon are investigating four cases where people contracted the coronavirus after receiving both doses of the vaccine.

The symptoms of the four individuals range from asymptomatic to mild, Oregon's Health Authority said in a release on Friday.

"We are working with our local and federal public health partners to investigate and determine case origin. Genome sequencing is underway, and we expect results next week. " the agency said.

These individuals were referred to as "breakthrough cases" because they got sick with the novel virus at least 14 days after receiving the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

The Health Authority said that such cases were not "unexpected" during the pandemic. "Clinical trials of both vaccines presently in use included breakthrough cases. In those cases, even though the participants got Covid-19, the vaccines reduced the severity of illness," the agency said.

Two of the cases were discovered in Yamhill County, and two others are in Lane County. Local health officials were now looking to determine the origin of these cases to provide the public with more information.

[Franciscass]

Having worked there unhappily years ago, I would have to agree. India's per capita GDP ranks number 180 in the world and is approximately $2,104, making it a "middle income," country in the lexicon of development. By contrast, the Philippines, where I live, ranks 158 with a per capita GDP of slightly more than $3,400, and yet by any reasonable definition is a third world country.

There's no hard and fast definition of third world, and the more politically correct term now would be "developing country," but by my standards India has a very long way to go. I couch my definition in terms of quality of and access to education, gender equality, access to quality health care, quality of infrastructure, percentage of the population living in poverty, average life expectancy, infant and maternal mortality rates per 100,000 population and percentage of children living at or below the poverty lines. Using these criteria, India surely qualifies.

GE.

Excellent post on what development means. If I may I would add rule of law, independent judiciary, press freedom, level of corruption, access to opportunity. A more debatable perhaps more contentious issue is whether it is a true democracy and whether human rights are constitutionally guaranteed.

[GoodEnough]

Two thirds of Indians live in poverty. 68.8% live on less than $2/ day, over 30% live on less than $1. 25/ day. I'd call that third world country standards. Oh, and yes, I've been to India 11 times and travelled extensively throughout the country for work.

https://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/...y-in-india-602

Having worked there unhappily years ago, I would have to agree. India's per capita GDP ranks number 180 in the world and is approximately $2,104, making it a "middle income," country in the lexicon of development. By contrast, the Philippines, where I live, ranks 158 with a per capita GDP of slightly more than $3,400, and yet by any reasonable definition is a third world country.

There's no hard and fast definition of third world, and the more politically correct term now would be "developing country," but by my standards India has a very long way to go. I couch my definition in terms of quality of and access to education, gender equality, access to quality health care, quality of infrastructure, percentage of the population living in poverty, average life expectancy, infant and maternal mortality rates per 100,000 population and percentage of children living at or below the poverty lines. Using these criteria, India surely qualifies.

GE.

[Kerrstar]

India is a third world country in the correct definition of the term by non aligning to US or communism. Calling India a third world country in a condescending tone shows your ignorance or false arrogance. You are out of tune with world order.

Two thirds of Indians live in poverty. 68.8% live on less than $2/ day, over 30% live on less than $1. 25/ day. I'd call that third world country standards. Oh, and yes, I've been to India 11 times and travelled extensively throughout the country for work.

https://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/...y-in-india-602

[PedroMorales]

Not looking for an argument, only information. Toilet paper is geared to flush down toilets and disintegrate, if the plumbing is "first world". SE Asian toilets often have inferior plumbing and so a bucket is used. Western high or medium rise apartments often have the same problem with water pressure.

My question is Indians and other washing their bum. How is that hygienic? How can you nip out of your clothing shop, have a crap, wash your ass and go back to measuring up your customer? What if you live in a village and have a high fiber diet like I do?

Back in the time of Louis XIV, guys would just drop their pants and crap all over Versailles Palace. So India was not unique.

But what is with bathing your bum? What are we missing?

Japan, prior to the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 ish, had awful or no plumbing and many died of diseases. The Japanese are now gone the other extreme. The Chinese have used their no 2 as fertiliser for thousands of years. Sweden imports the stuff "for fertiliser".

Thank you for your indulgence. I am all ears even though I am on Team Toilet Paper (or banana leaves in a push).

If you still think India to be a land of snake charmers and doom temple priests or what is shown in slumdog millionaire you are living under some rock. India is a third world country in the correct definition of the term by non aligning to US or communism. Calling India a third world country in a condescending tone shows your ignorance or false arrogance. You are out of tune with world order.

Majority of Indians not having access to toilet? That may have been the situation 30+ years ago. 30+ years ago when free flowing water was available in plenty, people did their business near rivers and washed up. That was a much cleaner way of cleaning up, much more hygienic that your two ply extra soft tissues. Now that waters are drying up and considering safety for women the government has campaign against open defecation and has built multiple toilets. Before government built, there were community toilets. Also, when did toilets become year sticks of sort. Some other ars'e will next say he thinks Thailand should be considered a third world countries because they are a lady-boy driven economy or France should be third world country because they don't speak English. Laughable these pompous fools are.

LC.

[LittleBigMan]

I for one consider Thailand to be 3rd world country not because a few months ago I spend a month up at my wife farm after a week I replace the toilet and brought my mother in law into the 21st century.
What blinds everyone and the reason they come is for that pussy, Thailand has many model conveniences for all to see that make them an emerging nation but underneath their leadership thinking is still 3rd world.

[Loose Cannon]

While that was the definition 30+ years ago. Now its kinda up to the point of view of the speaker. The majority of Indians don't even have access to a toilet, so I would definitely call India a 3rd world country.

If you still think India to be a land of snake charmers and doom temple priests or what is shown in slumdog millionaire you are living under some rock. India is a third world country in the correct definition of the term by non aligning to US or communism. Calling India a third world country in a condescending tone shows your ignorance or false arrogance. You are out of tune with world order.

Majority of Indians not having access to toilet? That may have been the situation 30+ years ago. 30+ years ago when free flowing water was available in plenty, people did their business near rivers and washed up. That was a much cleaner way of cleaning up, much more hygienic that your two ply extra soft tissues. Now that waters are drying up and considering safety for women the government has campaign against open defecation and has built multiple toilets. Before government built, there were community toilets. Also, when did toilets become year sticks of sort. Some other ars'e will next say he thinks Thailand should be considered a third world countries because they are a lady-boy driven economy or France should be third world country because they don't speak English. Laughable these pompous fools are.

LC.

[Loose Cannon]

I've noticed India's covid cases have declined significantly.

I am seeing that many in India are less vigilant than they were 6 months ago. There are lots of people roaming around without mask and social distancing is difficult to implement. Only good thing is that the recovery rate is good. Maybe something to do with the non exposure to the newer variant or maybe something to do with the food or climate or genes.

Let's hope the current situation improves. Can't wait to travel.

LC.

[PedroMorales]

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries.

I seem to be the only one on Planet Earth who is not an expert on everything to do with Covid. According to the above link. Israel has 10 or so times more infection than Germany. The British PM was talking about herd immunity this time last year. Most are, of course, part of a herd, unable to think. Vaccines / DNA alterers have been rushed into people without the necessary checks and balances. Bill Crappy Software Gates and Tony War Criminal Blair endlessly expound that livestock must take the jab.

The epidemiology experts have been proved wrong time and again on this. Not because they do not know but because they are heavily invested in vaccines and the companies that make them.

Whatever happened to all those Chinese dropping dead? Are Italian churches still packed to the rafters with coffins and rotting corpses? When do services resume?

There is a pandemic, more virulent than flus, which have disappeared. If you eat well, do not liv e with poor people or in an old folk's death home, you should be fine. Wake up and smell the pussy.

Another factor would be the type of exposure or "virus load". Not all exposures are the same. But the Israel experience has been a very low infection rate in people who have been vaccinated (. 1% This is more than enough to cause the spread rate to drop below the point where the virus will die out (herd immunity). Also even without the vaccine the virus will not last forever. Despite the fear porn in the media these virus strains never last forever. Covid causes 15% of the common cold in a normal year and has been infecting humans for thousands of years. I find it interesting that some scientists now believe some previous bad flu outbreaks before the ability to identify the virus identification could have been Covid miss-identified as flu. Stay safe.

[AggieDad1]

From reading the articles being quoted the cases being cited are not coming from people who have gotten the vaccine. Yes we are talking about the unknown but in these cases, people who already had the virus the chances or length of reinfection might depend on how severe the first case?

Another factor would be the type of exposure or "virus load". Not all exposures are the same. But the Israel experience has been a very low infection rate in people who have been vaccinated (. 1% This is more than enough to cause the spread rate to drop below the point where the virus will die out (herd immunity). Also even without the vaccine the virus will not last forever. Despite the fear porn in the media these virus strains never last forever. Covid causes 15% of the common cold in a normal year and has been infecting humans for thousands of years. I find it interesting that some scientists now believe some previous bad flu outbreaks before the ability to identify the virus identification could have been Covid miss-identified as flu. Stay safe.

[Turgid]

AstraZeneca Vaccine mass produced in India can be stored in regular refrigerator freezer......

I've noticed India's covid cases have declined significantly.

[IHeartIpa]

On a side note, third world countries are countries that are neither aligned to US and their allies nor to the communist block of countries such as erstwhile USSR, China. Third world countries are not necessarily impoverished as made out to be. India is a third world nation in the sense it is not aligned to US, west or Russia but is definitely not impoverished and has modern facilities in certain sectors comparable to so called first world countries.

LC.

While that was the definition 30+ years ago. Now its kinda up to the point of view of the speaker. The majority of Indians don't even have access to a toilet, so I would definitely call India a 3rd world country. In SEA Burma and Cambodia definitely are, Thailand is definitely above them in terms of development and infrastructure.

[LittleBigMan]

From reading the articles being quoted the cases being cited are not coming from people who have gotten the vaccine. Yes we are talking about the unknown but in these cases, people who already had the virus the chances or length of reinfection might depend on how severe the first case?