do u think all countries in Asia are undeveloped and in 3rd world category???

Question

what are your thoughts of Asia in general

yup it seems some people have this weird perception that everything is so terrible but its not .. actually they are quite decent then the media potrays these countries to be

Answer 1

not really i visited malaysia couple years and let me tell you it was beautiful, and people seemed to have nice cars, and jobs..so dont beileve what the media says about other countries.espically asia, and middle east.

Answer 2

Not all countries. Japan, Korea and China are in Asia but they are not '3rd world' countries. Asian countries (and African too) are mostly underdeveloped beause of many reasons. Since the industrial revolution took place in Europe (17th century); most of the present day progress has been made in the Western hemisphere. The colonial system kept most of the Asian countries under subjugation and real development and democracy was not allowed to flourish in those countries which resulted in stunted intellectual growth and retarded creativity among those countries. Military rule in the asian countries (and monarchy if not military rule) is another root cause of their underdevelopment. It doesn't allow people to speak out their minds and national wealth is not utilized on health and education. Its sad that even though these countries have man power and their European (western) counterparts as models of welfare states, they have not learned any lessons. But the situation is not that gloomy as some countries like Inida, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are improving their skills and democratic values are taking roots over there. Gradually they are developing and will take some time to come at par with the '1st world'.

Answer 3

I do believe many countries in Asia to be, in large part, third-world countries. But, there are some that are thriving. Japan, for instance, is a world leader in technological advancement. And though I believe China (population of over 1 billion people) to be a 3rd world country, I foresee it, in the next couple decades, turning itself around. With such a vast amount of people and so many every-day items being imported from China, they may very well soon hold a great deal of power. With this power, I believe they will develop into a first-rate nation.

Answer 4

No; but most of the sub-saharan countries in Africa are.

Countries that are referred to as "3rd world", are those that are not industrially developed: mostly are totally engaged primarily in either agriculture or husbandry, etc.

Pakistan, India, China, Vietnam and Japan are all more or less are included in the "developed" or "developing" nations. Even Iran and Iraq are mostly included in the category. South Korea certainly would be.

The only glaring exceptions would be North Korea, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia, and nearly if not all of the Muslim "-istan" countries of central Asia. All of the countries bordering the southern Mediterranean are considered to be at least semi-industrialized.

So that, as I previously not, the vast majority of the 3rd world countries are located in sub-saharan Africa, not in Asia.

Wotan

Answer 5

Depends on the country and even the region or city in each country. Plus how does one define third world?

I used to say civilization was hot showers and a high speed Internet connection. :-)

I've been traveled in South Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and have lived in Japan.

South Korea and Japan are very modern and have a fairly high standard of living for all their citizen. That said, while I lived in Japan it was perplexing to see how they dealt with things like heat and air conditioning in traditional homes. They don't insulate and central heat and air is not common.

Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos proved not as uniformly modern, but you can still find first world level accommodations and technology in the major cities with no problem. It is the more rural areas that are what you might consider third world.

That said, I have been in some very out of the way places and found Internet cafes and hotel room with hot water.

Answer 6

Mixed bag, Singapore is as first world as you can get while Lao and Cambodia are 3rd world.

The rest are sort of in the middle somewhere.

Asia has a huge variety of peoples and countries so trying to describe "Asia" in a few sentences is impossible.

Answer 7

No. I don't think people would consider Japan and South Korea as underdeveloped and 3rd World. Technically, however, 3rd world doesn't mean underdeveloped.

Originally, during the Cold War Era, I believe First World referred to the U.S., Britain, and France, Second World referred to the Soviet Union, Chekoslovakia and others were considered Second World, the remainder which weren't aligned with either the U.S. or Soviet Block were the 3rd World.

Third World doesn't mean underdeveloped, although people tend to use it that way.

Answer 8

No Japan is very developed. Most asian countries are rapidly developing. I wish the dumb countries like Mexico and the countries to the south of us would do the same.

Answer 9

maximum of africa can blame political assasinations and ww2 king alasia of ethiopia went to war with musalini and hitler befor the united statesthey wanted help didnt get it and misplaced persist with their historic past after that and you're surprised at what you may learn relating to the historic past of guy faith and civilization.

Answer 10

No. That it's a generally poor country.