Second World countries.

[squeezewax]

We hear the term 'Third World country' all the time, and I'm sure we can all name some of them, but what about Second World countries?
Which countries would be considered Second World and what does it take for a Third World country to become Second World?

 

[steve38]

 

[steve38]

It's like those countries that are almost good enough to be 1st, but better than the shitholes. lol

Seriously, it has to do with the cold war and russia....check it out

 

[Cajun]

It's like those countries that are almost good enough to be 1st, but better than the shitholes. lol

Seriously, it has to do with the cold war and russia....check it out

Yup this. You've got potential.. but because you're a commie.... still a semi-shithole..

 

[steve38]

Yup this. You've got potential.. but because you're a commie.... still a semi-shithole..

yeah, I thought the same back in the day as OP....."this country doesn't suck..why does it have to be 3rd world...i will call it second world!"

It's time for new classifications....possibly including "shithole" as one of them

 

[Cajun]

yeah, I thought the same back in the day as OP....."this country doesn't suck..why does it have to be 3rd world...i will call it second world!"

It's time for new classifications....possibly including "shithole" as one of them

lol. Yup. New classifications including varying degrees of shithole only make sense.

 

[steve38]

lol. Yup. New classifications including varying degrees of shithole only make sense.

Very antiquated scale. What do you propose? All I know is that the US needs to be 2nd or 3rd, so we will all try harder next time.

 

[SmilinDesperado]

USA

 

[loyalyolayal]

1st world = within US sphere of influence.

2nd world = Russian sphere of influence

3rd world = Shitholes that both sides didn't bother recruiting.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Examples- Poland, Argentina, Slovenia, China, Russia

 

[Pugilistic]

2nd world = Russian sphere of influence

so...North Korea?

 

[ssBaldy]

so...North Korea?

We don't influence those nutters bro, it's the Chinese

 

[Twelve75]

Plus

Equals

2nd World Country.

 

[Hollywood Jack]

According to the original definition of the word, Thailand would be a 1st World country, but according to what you're getting at in this thread, it would be 2nd World. Ireland is a 3rd World country by definition, but they've progressed all the way to a 1st World country in the modern sense of the term. Argentina is 3rd World originally, but is 2nd World now. Vietnam would be 2nd World by any definition.

 

[steve38]

Plus

Equals

2nd World Country.

Someone has no clue how "homeless children" statistics are gathered in the US, compared to 3rd world countries. I ran away from home when I was 10, hunted food in the woods, but it got cold and i returned in the morning....yep, homeless child. My wife and I work with 3rd world homeless children every day who will probably never be remembered by anyone....posting a stupid meme just makes you an idiot.

 

[Twelve75]

Someone has no clue how "homeless children" statistics are gathered in the US, compared to 3rd world countries. I ran away from home when I was 10, hunted food in the woods, but it got cold and i returned in the morning....yep, homeless child. My wife and I work with 3rd world homeless children every day who will probably never be remembered by anyone....posting a stupid meme just makes you an idiot.

i'll swap it for this then, still has the same result, which is the ''fuck you jack, i'm alright'' united states of murica is a 2nd world nation.

 

[Organic Damage]

I thought the post-cold war distinction was developed versus developing countries?

That way you leave the tricky politics aside and focus on standards of education, living, technology, human rights, etc.

 

[therealdope]

We hear the term 'Third World country' all the time, and I'm sure we can all name some of them, but what about Second World countries?
Which countries would be considered Second World and what does it take for a Third World country to become Second World?

Second world were those were countries aligned with the Soviet Union during the cold war.

All it takes to be a third world country is to be not aligned politically with the US or the former Soviet Union, that's it. Sweden and Finland were third world counties.

 

[gspieler]

I thought the post-cold war distinction was developed versus developing countries?

That way you leave the tricky politics aside and focus on standards of education, living, technology, human rights, etc.

Yeah, this is the context its generally used today.