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Offline Snoopy

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So where is the second world?
« on: November 17, 2008, 10:50:37 AM »
We often hear tell of the "Third World" and of "Western Civilisation" or "The West" and I assume the "Western" implies that we are the "First World" but which countries actually make up the "Second World" ~ ie the bit in the middle?  rubschin:
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Re: So where is the second world?
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2008, 10:52:25 AM »
 rubschin:

"Soviet Union" and its allies according to Wikipedia. Well that's wrong. Russia, China and now India I guess. Other bits of the Far East?
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Re: So where is the second world?
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2008, 10:54:48 AM »
If it is any help Wiki claims that the expression stems from the Cold War when Western Allies called themselves the First World, The USSR and their allies the Second World and all the rest the Third World but that cannot now apply ~ assuming that Wiki was right in the first place.
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Re: So where is the second world?
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2008, 10:55:09 AM »
The mystery deepens
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Re: So where is the second world?
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2008, 10:56:04 AM »
Wales would be what ~ 1st. 2nd. or 3rd?
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Re: So where is the second world?
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2008, 10:56:31 AM »
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Re: So where is the second world?
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2008, 12:23:12 PM »
Weird that.  rubschin:
I always thought Europe was the 1st and America (The New World) the 2nd.
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Re: So where is the second world?
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2008, 01:00:43 PM »
Quote from: Pastis on November 17, 2008, 12:23:12 PM
Weird that.  rubschin:
I always thought Europe was the 1st and America (The New World) the 2nd.
It certainly should be like that.
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Re: So where is the second world?
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2008, 04:02:56 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on November 17, 2008, 10:56:04 AM
Wales would be what ~ 1st. 2nd. or 3rd?

How about didn't place?  whistle:
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Re: So where is the second world?
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2008, 04:17:30 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on November 17, 2008, 04:02:56 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on November 17, 2008, 10:56:04 AM
Wales would be what ~ 1st. 2nd. or 3rd?

How about didn't place?  whistle:

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