Why is Australia so often viewed as 3rd World?
354809
You're not third world in my book. You are America's greatest ally and we love your country! God bless you for always being there for us when everyone else is bitching. The Aussie's are a first world country as far as I'm concerned! Want to visit that beautiful country one day!
1119926
If you are referring to celeb in US and UK or Europe, well most of these countries are developed, and although poverty and lack exists everywhere, third world countries have more of it and people do not have the right mentality to combat it or the right environment to be able to change their current situations\n\nplus they get more publicity that way too............
222175
Why should "rich" countries be helping the "third" world?\nWhat makes you think they even could be of help, since many arent able to solve their own problems?\nDo you feel like there are only poor people in 3rd world countries? If you want to go by numbers I can assure you there are more poor people living in the US than on the Phillies.\n\nWhich leads to the assumption that you are talking about achieving "western" standards.\nWell heres the news for you: Western standards are WESTERN standards.\nYou got your own standards to be living by, stop trying to adopt other peoples lifestyle - on borrowed money.
1175396
Australia excels at Light infantry operations, particuarly in jungle environments.\n\nThis grew out of our experiences in WW2, and can be displayed by our records in the Indonesian Confrontation and Vietnam.
573878
Unfortunately it is too true!  There are many Americans who still think Australia is in Europe!\n\n(It's Austria...)
805721
The term "third world" was coined by economist Alfred Sauvy in an article in the French magazine L'Observateur of August 14, 1952. It was a deliberate reference to the "Third Estate" of the French Revolution. Tiers monde means third world in French.\n\nLike the third estate, wrote Sauvy, the third world is nothing, and it "wants to be something." The term therefore implies that the third world is exploited, much as the third estate was exploited, and that, like the third estate its destiny is a revolutionary one.\n \nThe term gained widespread popularity during the Cold War when many poorer nations adopted the category to describe themselves as neither being aligned with NATO or the USSR, but instead composing a non-aligned "third world" (in this context, the term "First World" was generally understood to mean the United States and its allies in the Cold War, which would have made the East bloc the "Second World" by default; however, the latter term was seldom actually used).So,Third World is a term originally used to distinguish those nations that neither aligned with the West nor with the East during the Cold War.
33634
i dont know that I see it as the next third world.  But I do see it slumping close to it.  We are as a nation losing power, wealth, reputation.  I have been abroad and I can tell you the picture that Europeans paint of us is not always nice.  Economically we are losing our footing.  Banking, cars, products in general.  People in america and abroad are buying European products, Jananese proiducts.  It doesnt do our economy any good and yet as far as I can tell they have done nothing to change this.  We are busy fixing the lives of others however we havent taken the time to take care of our own citizens lives.  And you have other countries offering us help becase we are unable to do so because of the mess we have created else where.  I truly believe we are losing our super power status and becoming just another country that exists on the planet.  Living abroad I dont like telling people i am from america because it starts up alot of contoversy.  Alot of arguments as to what it means to be an american and what we have become.  I agree with you when you wake up and smell the coffee. you arent smelling folgers any more.  Its just the reality we are forced to swallow as americans and it isnt easy for us I think.
521068
Its usually refers to Australia.
393611
I'm non US. The majority of our part of the world think about you as\n\n"Selfish people (Well, may be exept for Bill Gates). Very Proud about themselves. Especially New Yorkers think that worlds largest "everything" is located in their home city. (Which not actually the truth).\nThe politicians of your country think the universe is USA centered. (Bin Larden proven it's not)"\nMy advice to all Civil Citizens of USA, is "Get down to earth. You are just another set of human beings, living in yet another geographical location. There's nothing else. Swiss people earn more than you in average (So you are not the richest in the world), Australians enjoy more freedom than you, Chinese have the fastest growing economy. EU is becoming world political super power. Even India is now in the Space race. So there's nothing so special about being American anymore. Just be real. Be human"
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Because in the scheme of things, the rest of the world doesn't care about Africa.  The biggest and wealthiest nations support other countries.  But they don't support places like Africa, Haiti, Jamaica, etc.  What do these places have in common?  The race of most of the inhabitants of those places is the same.   It's a culture and ethnic reason why they are so far behing.  Costa Rica doesn't have that problem.  India doesn't have that problem.  Spain doesn't have that problem.  You think about it, and it will become clear.
840302
When people talk about the poorest countries of the world, they often refer to them with the general term Third World, and they think everybody knows what they are talking about. But when you ask them if there is a Third World, what about a Second or a First World, you almost always get an evasive answer. Other people even try to use the terms as a ranking scheme for the state of development of countries, with the First world on top, followed by the Second world and so on, that's perfect - nonsense. \nAny ways, u have asked for the list so i m trying my best to stop myself from going into the thoughtful mode..... here it goes.. according to World Bank the list of Third world countirs and their GPAs are :- (marked *)\n\n1    Timor-Leste South-East Asia                                    *400 \n2    Malawi Eastern Africa                                                *596 \n3    Somalia Eastern Africa                                              *600 \n4    Democratic Republic of the Congo Middle Africa      *675 \n5    Tanzania Eastern Africa                                             *720 \n6    Yemen Middle East                                                     *745 \n7    Burundi Eastern Africa                                                *753 \n8    Afghanistan Central Asia                                             *800 \n9    Guinea-Bissau Western Africa                                   *856 \n10  Ethiopia Eastern Africa                                               *859 \n11  Niger Western Africa                                                  *896 \n12  Liberia Western Africa                                                *900 \n13  Sierra Leone Western Africa                                      *901 \n14  Madagascar Eastern Africa                                        *911 \n15  Zambia Eastern Africa                                                *911 \n16  Eritrea Eastern Africa                                                 *917
293566
No, it will never be 3rd world. It might slip to 2nd, but I even doubt that because of the high standard of living.
926209
We'll, I'm Australian. Personally I think the US stands for many great things but over recent times this has really been overshadowed by negatives that many US people do not seem to understand. Many seem to have a US centric world view and don't care what the rest of the world thinks, this is very negative. The US must engage and become more active in positive issues and not just hand out aid money. I think most Aussies still like Americans but try to think more global. I.E sign the Kyoto agreement and be more even handed to those that need assistance.
830478
I don't think Australians are odd. I think all of the Aussies I have talked to here on Yahoo Answers are super friendly and very cool!! In the US, we really like Australians, especially the accents. OK so, when I was a young kid, I think I had an idea in my head that alot of Australians were very strong and rowdy people who wrestled crocodiles all day and lived in the outback. I think seeing movies like Crocodile Dundee, put this idea in my head. But then as I got older I learned that Australia is pretty similar to here with big cities, suburbs and rural towns. I think the personality types of Australians are probably as varied as they are here and in every other country in the world. I hope I can make a visit to the land down under some day!
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Probably becuase poverty is always a relative concept. Being the richer nations they probably still see Africa as the "Dark Continent" back from their sea-faring days.\n\nThat said...\n\nMost other countries probably have more than their share of poverty in their own country to be worried about poverty in another country.
964657
I think a lot of westerners dont think about 2nd and 3rd world countries. I think westerners have a lot of other things that press them and dont allow for the prioritization of other countries, or even states within their own country.  I think that's why you have only small handfuls of organizations that are dedicated to the cause, and many other causes. Money makes the world go 'round, so when it comes to donating, no matter where in the world, if you cant see directly where the money goes, you tend to keep it, That seems to be the norm. Hopefully that makes sense. Oh, and I am very in touch with people-their lives and cultures and tribulations. This is something that has been a factor in my family's life since before I was born and even more so today. \nI cannot say which country I would go to, because if I could travel, I'd visit them all.
180811
One word...  "Jealousy"\nWe are still the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the world although that status is now on decline due mostly to bad leadership.  People see our success and power and get quite jealous.  We are still the land of opportunity and freedom though and that is attractive to everyone.  We have jobs, unemployment support, medical care, a governement that doesn't torture or kill, and a hugely diverse population.  What isn't to like about living here?  If you were in another country with little hope of success and you saw the soap operas about the wealthy American life style I am sure you would want to come here as well.\n\nI don't agree with the view expressed by some that that people are just mad at our government.  I will concede that at one time that might have been the case but in my field of work for an environmental consulting agency with internation ties I see things differently.  I visit places and meet people of many nations and I have to say that, for the most part, when people know I or my coworkers are American they treat us very differently so we usually go with claiming to be from Australia or Ireland depending on who is in our group.  Don't get me wrong.  There are many good people as well who like Americans just like any other nationality.  They are very tolerant which makes the experience much more enjoyable.  Once again, it is the ones who make the most noise that get heard and right now those are the US haters.  Some people just like to blame others for their sad lives rather than trying to improve their situation.