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<blockquote data-quote="Ouroboros" data-source="post: 1122613" data-attributes="member: 11057"><p>It's hard for anyone to answer this question objectively, and there is something of a false dichotomy between developing countries and developed countries. The differences in culture, women, economy and governance vary considerably within both the developing world and the developed, so the comparison is better made on a country-to country level. To illustrate:</p><p></p><p>Women: I would rather game in Spain or Norway than for example in India, Saudi Arabia (or almost anywhere in the Middle East), Cambodia or Samoa</p><p>Crime: parts of Latin America, the Middle East and Africa are crime-ridden, but most cities in South-East Asia are arguably safer than cities in the U.S.A.</p><p>Economy: would you rather pursue a career in a rising Asian country or a declining but still moderately wealthy European country? There are pros and cons to each, but it's not black and white. Let's not pretend New York represents the developed world and Mogadishu the developing world.</p><p>Culture: someone made the point that it is easier to make friends and maintain family connections in the developing world. This might be true in certain 'warm' cultures, like in Latin America or Southeast Asia. Is it also the case in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union? I'm not familiar enough with those cultures to say anything definitively, but they have the reputation for being even colder (in attitude) than people in the Anglosphere. Anecdotally, I've actually found Americans to be very friendly and outgoing, more so than most Europeans I've met.</p><p>Governance: in this respect the Anglosphere wins hands down. People in the developing world have to put up with levels of corruption and inefficiency that we can't begin imagine living in the first world. Certain 'developed' countries in the Mediterranean have to put up with a lot of inefficiency but not to the same extent.</p><p></p><p>It's better to compare one country to another, then weigh up the pros and cons according to your own values and priorities. And also to be cognisant of the fact that as a foreigner in a developing country you may have access to benefits that a local would not (e.g. I enjoyed Indonesia in large part because of the local girls' bule fetish and my first-world money). I do sympathise with the OP regarding the situation with women in Australia though (it really is bad, probably worse than the U.S. or Canada).</p><p>Edit: misread the title, though the comparison was between the developed world in general and the developing world, not the Anglosphere and the developing world. Still stand by the points I made though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ouroboros, post: 1122613, member: 11057"] It's hard for anyone to answer this question objectively, and there is something of a false dichotomy between developing countries and developed countries. The differences in culture, women, economy and governance vary considerably within both the developing world and the developed, so the comparison is better made on a country-to country level. To illustrate: Women: I would rather game in Spain or Norway than for example in India, Saudi Arabia (or almost anywhere in the Middle East), Cambodia or Samoa Crime: parts of Latin America, the Middle East and Africa are crime-ridden, but most cities in South-East Asia are arguably safer than cities in the U.S.A. Economy: would you rather pursue a career in a rising Asian country or a declining but still moderately wealthy European country? There are pros and cons to each, but it's not black and white. Let's not pretend New York represents the developed world and Mogadishu the developing world. Culture: someone made the point that it is easier to make friends and maintain family connections in the developing world. This might be true in certain 'warm' cultures, like in Latin America or Southeast Asia. Is it also the case in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union? I'm not familiar enough with those cultures to say anything definitively, but they have the reputation for being even colder (in attitude) than people in the Anglosphere. Anecdotally, I've actually found Americans to be very friendly and outgoing, more so than most Europeans I've met. Governance: in this respect the Anglosphere wins hands down. People in the developing world have to put up with levels of corruption and inefficiency that we can't begin imagine living in the first world. Certain 'developed' countries in the Mediterranean have to put up with a lot of inefficiency but not to the same extent. It's better to compare one country to another, then weigh up the pros and cons according to your own values and priorities. And also to be cognisant of the fact that as a foreigner in a developing country you may have access to benefits that a local would not (e.g. I enjoyed Indonesia in large part because of the local girls' bule fetish and my first-world money). I do sympathise with the OP regarding the situation with women in Australia though (it really is bad, probably worse than the U.S. or Canada). Edit: misread the title, though the comparison was between the developed world in general and the developing world, not the Anglosphere and the developing world. Still stand by the points I made though. [/QUOTE]
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