trnc, should it be classified 3rd world, western or asian?

lagosboy


Joined: 08/08/2011
Posts: 132

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:17

they have third wolrd facilities , tax system western.

i love the place, i only want to see comments.

dinner-dave


Joined: 14/08/2011
Posts: 48

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:20

having been here for 5 years and seen things improve, albeit v slightly



i would say it does have third world water & electric supply

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:30

It reminds me of Mombasa on a bad day... except in Mombasa the beaches are white and clean...And the variety of sea food is mind blowing..so I would have to say Third World in almost every department.But the people are nice.....

InspironDream


Joined: 10/08/2011
Posts: 56

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:31

2nd world.

InspironDream


Joined: 10/08/2011
Posts: 56

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:36

It's the rest between Europe and the Middle East.

jimchris09


Joined: 13/02/2009
Posts: 547

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:38

Certainly not 3rd world! Having lived in Zambia and Zimbabwe I can assure you of that!

martinD41


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Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:57

Zambia and Zimbabwe?You don't need to scrape that far down the barrel to find third world comparisons.............

Revolver


Joined: 29/07/2010
Posts: 212

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 17:17

TRNC? peeehhhh---out of this world!!!

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 17:29

I always say it's 2nd world!

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 17:31

msg 8 "TRNC peeehhhh ----out of this world"



I wouldn't know iv'e never drunk it.

lagosboy


Joined: 08/08/2011
Posts: 132

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 17:32

msg 10

double lol

reyntj


Joined: 26/01/2011
Posts: 229

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 18:26

Surely it's similar to turkey If you look at wages etc it's similar to a lot of the poorer eu countries and I don't think any of them are third world. There aren't any shanty towns or people living in mud huts. I've been to Thailand and that's third world and believe me here is a lot better there's families living in tin shacks in squalor and disease also been to the favellas in rio de janeiro that's grim to nothing like that here.one thing I have noticed is the Turkish overall are much more hygienic in gneral than British people I think this may be related to the Muslim religion as cleanliness is very important to them.I'm sure there are exceptions o this but just the Turkish people I have met reinforce this.

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
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Message Posted:
16/08/2011 18:37

msg 12 Muslim faith demands cleanliness as you say,but it obviously doesn't cover garbage disposal ..

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 18:44

If Turkey gets in to the EU, how many Turkish workers will still opt for the TRNC?

Stonehousepub


Joined: 21/05/2009
Posts: 755

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 18:49

Cyprus in an island in the mediterenean the real people of Cyprus are not much different to the Italians, spanish etc...



Before 1974 Cyprus was one of the most modern & civilised places of the era, if the powers that be had not sparked off the organized chaos that resulted in the island being divided just because that suited them, things would have been very different...



The TRNC is in it's own class and should not and CANNOT be classified/compared with others...

Stonehousepub


Joined: 21/05/2009
Posts: 755

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 18:57

msg 14



By that time there will not be a European Union left so problem solved...

hetty


Joined: 31/07/2011
Posts: 167

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 19:21

Msg 12, you are winding us up over the cleanliness bit aren't you, have you stood in a queue of Turks or Turk Cyp's.

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 19:42

Hetty



Read Martins post again. He wasn't questioning their personal hygiene rather their inability to put rubbish in a bin.



Paul

hetty


Joined: 31/07/2011
Posts: 167

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 19:44

Paul I was questioning his post but post 12, Martins post is 13, referring to 12.

hetty


Joined: 31/07/2011
Posts: 167

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 19:52

should read I wasn't questioning his post. Jeez why can't we have an edit button like the mods.

BizziLizzi


Joined: 02/08/2011
Posts: 855

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 20:23

I remember having this discussion at the "Melting Pot" (anyone remember that?) years ago.



We came to the conclusion that cant be classified - must be either "Fourth World" or "Other World". So civilised in some ways, and then descends to chaos.



Result of a mix heritage I think, but it makes life interesting..

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 20:42

where did the phrase third world come from there is only one world surely?

jimchris09


Joined: 13/02/2009
Posts: 547

Message Posted:
18/08/2011 21:17

Just a suggestion......



Ist World = developed (USA, UK etc)



2nd World = developing (India?)



3rd world = undeveloped (Most of Africa)