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Posted October 21, 2014 20:09 · last edited October 21, 2014 20:14

ConanTroutman wrote:

ForteanTimes wrote:

KG19 wrote:

The work water cooler being broken for like the last month!
Talk about first world problems.

Ideology aside, what makes you think New Zealand is "First world?"

7th out of 187 Countries on the UN's Human Development Rankings Index.

Any ranking like that is bound to be biased in certain ways, but that's a broader set of indicators than just GDP per capita or life expectancy or something.

Thought I'd get a bite :) 

I'm surprised NZ is 7th though. Massive increase in poverty-related illnesses, (mind you most "western countries are facing this). Someone breaks wind and half the street lights go out across the country and an Internet connection, (47th in the world), so slow it's still trying to load a search from Altavista.

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ForteanTimes edited October 21, 2014 20:14
ConanTroutman wrote:
ForteanTimes wrote:
KG19 wrote:

The work water cooler being broken for like the last month!
Talk about first world problems.

Ideology aside, what makes you think New Zealand is "First world?"

7th out of 187 Countries on the UN's Human Development Rankings Index.

Any ranking like that is bound to be biased in certain ways, but that's a broader set of indicators than just GDP per capita or life expectancy or something.

Thought I'd get a bite :) 

I'm surprised NZ is 7th though. Massive increase in poverty-related illnesses, (mind you most "western countries are facing this). Someone breaks wind and half the street lights go out across the country and an Internet connection, (47th in the world), so slow it still trying to load a search from Altavista.

ForteanTimes edited October 21, 2014 20:10
ConanTroutman wrote:
ForteanTimes wrote:
KG19 wrote:

The work water cooler being broken for like the last month!
Talk about first world problems.

Ideology aside, what makes you think New Zealand is "First world?"

7th out of 187 Countries on the UN's Human Development Rankings Index.

Any ranking like that is bound to be biased in certain ways, but that's a broader set of indicators than just GDP per capita or life expectancy or something.

Thought I'd get a bite :) 

I'm surprised NZ is 7th though. Massive increase in poverty-related illnesses, (mind you most "western countries are facing this), someone breaks wind and half the street lights go out across the country.  and an Internet connection, (47th in the world), so slow it still trying to load a search from Altavista.