I dont know why theres a third world country and the first world country did you know?

Question

When i first came here in america they said the land of promise i thought everything is high tech and beautiful, i was surprised because its just the same in any other countries. Only 3 big cities here have big buildings but the other states or remaining states wow i cant believe they call it a states. Everywhere is the same theres no different, people are rich and poor. Some places are good but some oh my God.

Answer 1

There are many differences between the two terms. The biggest differences are the readily avaiable access to medicines, technology, and food. It is true that there are areas of abject poverty in the US, but the middle class and upper class areas outnumber those areas tremendously. Additionally, education plays a big role in the development of a country, The US is huge on the development of education. Some third world countries provide education only to those that can afford it. As far as industrialism (sky scrapers and factories everywhere) I am not sure where you come from or where you're living now but in NJ alone there are at least 20+ cities/towns that have sky scrapers and industrial parks. Off the top of my head I can name a ton as well, NYC, Dallas, Orlando, Buffalo, Washington DC, Seattle etc..etc..

Answer 2

So true. So many people all over the world want to go there because they believe the american dream. They watch the soaps and the movies and they think that's what the whole of america is like.
Nothing got to me more than the small, flimsy wooden 'homes' that tremble when you walk across a room that they are so proud of.
I guess if you live on top of somebody and eat dead food out of a packet, that puts you in the first world. Thank goodness there is a whole world between them and us. By the way, where is the second world?

Answer 3

The subjective terms First World, Second World, and Third World, can be used to divide the nations of Earth into three broad categories. Third World is a term first coined in 1952 by French demographer Alfred Sauvy to distinguish nations that aligned themselves with neither the West nor with the Soviet Bloc during the Cold War. Today, however, the term is frequently used to denote nations with a low UN Human Development Index (HDI), independent of their political status (meaning that the PRC, Russia and Brazil, all of which were very strongly aligned during the Cold War, are often termed third world). However, there is no objective definition of Third World or "Third World country" and the use of the term remains common. Some in academia see it as being out of date, colonialist, othering and inaccurate; its use has continued, however [1] In general, Third World countries are not as industrialized or technologically advanced as OECD countries, and therefore in academia, the more politically correct term to use is "developing nation".

Answer 4

America is a first world country, and yes there are rich and poor here. Still, the poorest in America are better off than most people in third world countries. And the middle class in America are better off than the wealthy in many third world countries.

Answer 5

it is a political saying. It does however describe a real situation. I have been to many countries during my navy career. where as the usa or europe for that matter have very high tech infrastructure and industry other countries don't even come close. example your country probably doesn't produce it's own trains ,cars, or military equipment. These abilities determine if a country is 1st or 3rd world.

Answer 6

Interesting point about third world nations being those that did not fight in the worls wars....soes that mean that Switzerland, and the countries of South America are all third world countries?

I always thought that a third world nation was one that did not have an industrial revolution.

Answer 7

Third world countries were named after world war.....third world countries were the countries...which were never involved in actual fighting in world war...........it doesn't mean poor...but nowadays its be lived to be poor

Answer 8

the issue is that the opportuninty there is far more than other places, like the value of the currency, the Population in term of been relatively been managed, no more differences

Answer 9

It's true!