.. Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 I forgot. Nuance and conceptuality is lost on you. So sorry. I mean, seriously, did you believe that the original article really meant that they really considered that little Belgian city was the worst place in the world, or just the first or "civilized" world. No one is that insulated. Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 south africa is very much a first world country in places Almost everywhere is a first world country "in places." But that doesn't make it a first world country. FFS, Thailand is far more first world than SA, but it is certainly not on a par with the real first world (e.g., England), is it? Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 not worst but ugliest city is the thread title and beauty is in the eye of the beholder and you hyjacked the thread partly bringing in tough guy/baddass city into it, not me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLeakHunt Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 rfqea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 thailand more developed than south africa?....interesting, not sure, any stats to confirm that. i really doubt it but you could be correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal) south africa higher than los on each 3 tables. dont get niggley with me, i'm right this time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 all said and done i'm grateful i live where i do and dont have to endure any world ghetto regardless where it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 lp, I think you might wanna use the per capita list unless you rank countries like China, India etc higher than other developed countries like Denmark due to their huge populations? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita but sure you still 'won' as SA is far above LOS - some 50% more productive in fact and to stay more on thread both also have their share of ugly neighbourhoods I trust - LOS/BKK does for sure - still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 My father always said Kiev in the Ukraine was the grimmest place he'd been to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 For those interested, check out a book called "The World's most dangerous places" By Robert Pelton...interesting read on what is dangeous and ugly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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