The World in Your Eyes

So I was reading this post
If there were no America
I didn't want to change OT but if the mods think these two should merge so be it.

I wanted to post this question before but I do not want an American or race bashing thread.

Maybe you have seen these images before but since this is an international community, I was hoping to get some other points of view.



Simple. How do you see the world?

Talk about
1) where you are from
2) where you find most interesting
3) A place you would never visit
4) A place you have hope for.
5) How you see the 1st world/3rd World
6) interesting but relevant thoughts

My POV
I was born and raised in the Caribbean, an island which was a British Colony so apart from learning our history, some world history came with the package. The rest is generally picked up in geography class. (pre-16 education)

I love the idea of travelling to Europe, the art, architectural, and scenery I find amazing. I'd also like to travel to South America and South/South-east Asia.
I don't think there is anywhere I wouldn't visit except a disease or war revenged country. My only visit to the USA was as a child so I don't count that and I don't find much exciting about there. (San Francisco looks interesting though)

For me a US Visa also cost $200+USD non-refundable and people are regularly denied with no given reason while travel to England and Europe doesn't require a visa.

Hope: always for Africa. Apart from there, my our region and the islands that are pounded annually by hurricanes. I'm sure there are many countries who suffer yearly from natural disasters, I just think it's sad it only makes international news when thousands or an American die.

I try to see the world evenly and try not to be biased. Even though I try, I still fall to the stereotypes sometimes. "Arrogant Americans, Rude French, Black People..." Its hard to overcome the stereotypes we are socialised into believing.

I wish more people were open minded and enjoyed the simplicity of things. I also wish I was born into a rich family and could gallivant as I pleased. :S Alas, I am a humble island girl who will wait her turn in line.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you will share too!

1. I am from America (fuck yeah?)

2. I find Japan the most interesting, perhaps Asia in general. It's a cultural thing; I find their history and culture fascinating, and I of course love anime and manga. It simply appeals to me more than, say, Russian culture or the culture of the Middle Eastern countries, but I don't judge any culture to be worth less or filled with less interesting things.
Funnily enough, I do like parts of French history, around the time of Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution. Not sure why.

3. My knee-jerk response is India, because I know parts of it are really poor, and I'm too used to the "cushy" American life I've lived, but at the same time, I would like to visit some of the religious centers in India.

4. I'm not sure. I suppose the really bad places, like parts of Africa and South America, where people routinely starve and/or are killed. The other day, I was thinking about how, compared to the troubles some people face in third-world countries, any pain I will ever feel is but a fraction of what their pain is. It doesn't make my pain any less, just lets me know that there are far stronger people than I out there.

5. I don't know much about the state of the world, and I might think of some places as third-world when they're not, and vice versa, but I don't look down on the third-world countries like some people do. Nor do I think that first-world countries are perfect, however. Being poor in America, I know that things can be bad here, even if this is "the greatest country in the world" (talk about an overblown statement). Worrying about how to pay the rent is different from worrying about how to pay for food, but America is not a paradise, and I'm not sure if people in other countries realize that.

6. Similar to how people say that America is the best country in the world, I'll still sometimes hear people say that in America, there is true freedom. As the song goes, "where at least I know I'm free." I always thought that was bullshit. A lot of other countries have just as much freedom as the US. Are people in England and France not free? Last time I checked, people in other countries could do just about everything Americans can do. So where do people get that shit? It doesn't make any sense.

>Where you are from
Scandinavia.

>Where you find most interesting
I find the entire world a very interesting place. Every place in this world has it's own unique culture and history, and every single one of them is equally interesting if you'd decide to learn about one of them. Though the only place which holds a special place in my heart is my own country. People tend to look at other nations to find interesting cultures when they already live in one themselves.

>A place you would never visit
Most 3rd World countries, for many reasons. First of all it's dangerous, and though I don't like being a tourist I don't fancy going on an Indiana Jones-style adventure either. All 3rd world countries aren't that dangerous, of course, so maybe I'll go to one of the more safe-ish ones sometime in the future. Also, I'll never visit any tropical places. I like my insects to be non-lethal.

>A place you have hope for
I have hope for my own nation and my own people. But it wouldn't hurt if some of the more fucked up places in this world got a little better (such as Africa, pic related).


How you see the 1st world/3rd World
There are so many different nations in the world, I can't sum up my opinion of them in two categories... Or have I misunderstood the question?

>Interesting but relevant thoughts
All my thoughts are interesting!

[size=12]- Born in the Philippines, currently residing in Canada.

- The most interesting place for me would be Japan and Hawaii.

- The place I would never visit, would probably be the Antarctic.

- I have hope for Africa, South America and the Philippines, there are so many unspeakable things being done to people that should not be allowed to exist.

- I see the world as a bunch of people not discerned by their looks or nationality, I try my best to expose myself to different cultures to come about a compromise of perhaps conflicting moral values or tradition and be able to work together but I'm not fooling anyone, there will always be racism whether intentional or not.

- What I would love to see is for the world to get along or at least have a mutual understanding without conflicts leading to people dying, and a world living for the sake of prolonging the life of our planet. It's not a fairy tale when the solution is so simple, stop fighting and stop abusing.[/h]

1) where you are from
America. The countryside too of New Jersey. I guess I'm a farm boy, but now I'm an urban Canadian.

2) where you find most interesting
Japan, and India. I love their cultures and food so much. Common in both of them is their curry. And whenever I eat curry, I'm in heaven!

Honestly, I love both of their cultures very much because they are simply just so exotic!

One thing in particular about India is its martial arts. Check this video out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGqNw5OxVXA
India's martial arts might not be as well known as Japan's, but don't underestimate it either. These dudes prove at 3:50 that a towel is stronger than a knife!

As for Japan, you know the story.


3) A place you would never visit
Somalia. Canada sent about a billion dollars in aid with its famine crisis, and what does Al-Shabaab do in response? They call Muslims to bomb Canada! Well thank you very much! While you were sitting on your asses eating pork like the hypocrites and disgraces to Islam you are, we were helping your people! I bet we are such horrible people to justify you bombing innocent Canadians after we sacrificed so much money for you even though we're in a financial crisis!

But then again, I wouldn't visit any Muslim extremist country in the middle east. They are hypocritical, arrogant, and believe they are the center of the world because they are Muslims. They are also in-denial about religious tolerance whatsoever because they shove Islam down the throats of other people while ignoring the poor Hindus who have the one of the OLDEST of religions (Cuz' all religions but Islam are fake, RIGHT!?) or the existence of any other form of spirituality whatsoever other than being brought up to fear Allah. Although I'd argue that Muslim extremist countries in the middle east are so blind and arrogant, they still believe Allah is the ONE god, when in fact he was supposed to be simply the moon god who was to protect other gods.

And don't get me started with the Israel controversy. Because I'll say that as Iran continuously funds proxy wars, there is sheer hypocrisy whenever Middle Eastern Arabs claim to be victimized like they do. But it's not like people listen to rational logic either. They want action and tension so they instead listen to whatever bias news source shits crap out of their ass about "crimes" Israel has done like RT. If people knew any better, they would know that the Israel controversy has nothing to do whatsoever with "stolen land", but instead Nuclear Deterrence and western military presence and strategy in the middle east. Do you think the fattass pork king of Saudi Arabia even gives a damn about the Palestinians? He doesn't even believe his own religion he shoves down people's throats while he sits on a throne!

Not to mention that poor Malaysia and Singapore have their religion of Islam misrepresented in the world.

If you really want an idea how ridiculous it is, Libya is wasting their "democracy" on Sharia law, and abolishing Gadaffi's 40 years of hard work for women's rights! You merely need to look at the "celebratory gunfire" of the Libyan rebels to see how crazy they are. But Gadaffi is a whole different issue I won't bring up here.

In short, I really despise the Middle East wherever there's Muslim extremism. I would rather go to North Korea than a large number of Middle Eastern countries. (Actually, North Korea is one of the places I'd honestly like to visit out of curiosity.)

Note I have nothing against the Arab people themselves, nor' Islam. Only the Middle East, and I specifically refrained from generalizing Arabs as a whole.

4) A place you have hope for.
Hope? In what way? But I am particular attentive of India's developments in the world. It is the one country I really wish to have more modernized jobs. Unfortunately, population is a large problem there.

5) How you see the 1st world/3rd World
First world nations use third world territory to fight proxy wars, ranging from economy, to military territory. I feel bad for those in 3rd world countries too. But I'm not in the position to make a noticeable difference in poverty and human rights.

6) interesting but relevant thoughts
As a society, we need to learn to accept that sometimes we need to break rules, including the constitution, or indeed all ethics we know of today, for the greater good of humanity.

When we have opposition states or other threats against us, the horrible reality is that we are forced to do some nasty things. Do you actually believe our servicemen in the CIA enjoyed torturing people for MKUltra? Because I don't. I believe that every day the government is forced to make extraordinarily difficult decisions, and Obama's hair didn't turn so white simply from just aging either.

In the case of Operation Northwoods during the Cuban missile crisis, we weren't going to kill 3000 Americans because it's simply Thursday. We were going to do that because it seemed like an ideal option at the time to prevent a full-scale Nuclear war, killing MILLIONS of people around the entire world! (Fortunately, JFK halted the false flag operation and took a more risky approach to stopping Cuba and Nuclear War without the deaths of Americans.)

I know this might be delving into the world of conspiracy theories, but I honestly wish there was a one world union of sorts, kind of like the European Union. A world without war would be pretty nice, and I wouldn't mind a central currency in the world either.

If I must root for any superpower to take over the world, then I must root for America. Because I sure am tired of China, Iran, and Russia preaching human rights.

Thanks guys for posting!! Some good points.

America, the Middle East and conspiracy theories are subjects that can be discussed forever so I won't go to far into that 'cause as far as I know none of us have the individual power to change anything, and we will all have our personal opinions. What I do find interesting are non-America news reports: one such I saw was Russian based which spoke about Gaddafi's plans to have a gold based African currency in which to trade oil. He had been trying to implement it since the late 90's, if I recall correctly, and if he was successful it would have devastated US and UK currency.


Back to the OT: Though I find most Arab countries have interesting cultural aspects, I always think twice about visiting them, 'cause I'm female and..... well females have few rights in such nations so I wouldn't risk it.

As for 1st/3rd world, maybe I shouldn't use this term since now they (IMF) look at most of these nations as emerging and developing economies.



Whenever I travel I do lots of research into where I am staying. I think once you are aware of the local customs that for the most part you will be fine.

My country depends heavily on tourism as a source of foreign exchange and while there is some crime targeting tourist it is very minimal. Like usually involving people on secluded beaches. (Sex on a beach is not that thrilling people).

@Salaryman Man - insects aren't to bad... its places where I could get hepatitis from the food/water that scare me.

Generally I wish everyone got a chance to see how beautiful the world is.

North Korea is quite a forbidden fruit when it comes to tourism. Apparently they have the largest stone tower in the world, and many other important historical sites, especially its "Peace Village" with also one of the largest flagpoles in the world.

1) I was born in Canada, raised in the French part.
2) I am a worldly person, I find everywhere interesting. However, if I were to say a specific area is the most interesting I would have to go with either England or Japan. Japan for it's (pardon the use of the word) backward thinking and spiritual beauty and England... well mainly the British Isles.... because of the dynamic culture and classical beauty.
3) Nowhere. I would go anywhere and everywhere. I am less inclined to go to the States because... well... they are a lot like us.
4) I don't quite understand this one... Hope for what?
5) The terms 1st and 3rd world are too subjective. These terms were developed by 1st world countries, so aptly named, in order to designate delineation between themselves and the countries too poor to look like them. Canada is included in this delineation so I am not singling out any specific countries in this remark.
6) Saying no to particular parts of the world will only prove that you are listening to what everyone wants you to believe. Sure, visiting war-torn countries is not very intelligent right now, but why completely decline any possibility of visit? The world is a big place, full of people and places to see and explore. Don't be afraid of a little danger along the way.

I was born and raised in California, though I lived in Kyoto as well. In history class we would cover a variety of subjects from a variety of places, but they were a mile wide and an inch deep. When I moved to Japan, I learned that (in my class at least) people were still very isolated, not only geographically, but in thought as well. Much of the history is not just factual, but the matter of heart also came into play a lot of the time.

Between America and Japan, I'd much rather live in Japan. Although the politeness is often mechanical and expected of everyone around them, I feel that since I've lived in America beforehand, it's a welcome change. I'd rather live where I am treated the same everywhere rather than given strange looks if I went to another state. However, I would love to visit many places in Europe, like France. I also want to see what it's like to live in Canada (I swear, I feel like all my favorite North American artists live there and that they have 70%+ of the talent).

I visit the Philippines often, and I don't like it there, even though part of the blood in my veins is Filipino. I can't stand the corruption that goes on, nor can I stand the sweltering heat or humidity, and definitely not the state of the poor. I just want to shake some sense into some of my cousins, who believe that once you're in America, everything gets better. It doesn't. To this day, America is still a place of gold to many third-world countries, and that worries me.

Though I dislike the physical location of the Philippines, I also have some hope for the country. Filipinos all over the world are listening, and not just accepting...but they want to make a difference. The yearly monsoons, the rate of crime, the state of politics there...I have met so many young people like myself who are determined to change the state of these things, and I believe that they can do it.

I do my best not to see one country as "better" than the other. I am fascinated by the very fact that so many cultures can coexist in one world, and yet can still find similarities between them. Unfortunately, that also means that a whirlwind of differences can be picked at, which often leads to disagreements that could be understood if the parties would just sit down and listen.

I wish that people would stop looking over where the grass is supposedly greener, because someone else will always say that their life is harder than yours. Sometimes it is. Sometimes it isn't. But it's not a competition, is it? I have known too many people who will always ask me how my day is, and then somehow try to one-up me for one reason or another just to make themselves look as if they are busier or have more problems or whatever. Yes, it would be easier to live as a rich girl. There have been times where I wished I was born into a rich family. But I am just glad that I have my own thoughts, and that I can listen and try to understand what others share with me.

1) where you are from
Jolly ol' England (though I'm Scottish)

2) where you find most interesting
When I was a kid I always found Chinese Culture interesting, Then as I was a young teen I was interested in america for a little bit, then as a young adult I grew some interest in Japan mainly for anime but also the culture. Though I had interest I didn't really desire to go there if I ever went to a foreign country I wouldn't go unless I could speak a little of their language.

3) A place you would never visit
A country that feels unstable or is different to my free right in my own country.

4) A place you have hope for.
The poor countries and countries with no rights or unfair rights.

5) How you see the 1st world/3rd World
Every time I hear about the 3rd world I think why haven't we fixed this yet it's the same as it was ages ago.

6) interesting but relevant thoughts
People act like they care but they don't really they only give money they can afford not any thing that would make them feel less off which is understandable I am the exact same way if I really cared I would give all my money to those that need it but I need and want my money but if I won the lotto I'd give about 90% of it away.

People are blind to the bad things in the world like any thing slave related labor and unfair trade practices. The world would fall apart with out it. The current economic climate is probably nothing compared to what a fairer world would do.

1)where you are from
I am from a very small area in Minnesota (US) called Burnett. (Imagine lots of forest and you're good)

2)where you find most interesting
I find the entire Earth to be an interesting place. Although, I tend to enjoy being in a forest more than anywhere else.

3)A place you would never visit
I would go anywhere.

4)A place you have hope for.
I have hopes for everywhere. Not to be pessimistic, but the world is a pretty fucked up place where there is "civilization."

5)How you see the 1st world/3rd World
Well, since 3rd World is any country not associated with capitalism and NATO or communism and the Soviet Union, I would say they are pretty great. I am not a big fan of capitalism; as for communism, I couldn't care less.

6)interesting but relevant thoughts
I just wish that people stopped fighting; that is all.

1) where you are from
Quaint country of tsundere Singapore. some people EVEN NOW still thinks its part of china *laughs*

2) where you find most interesting
Duh...Japan =D


3) A place you would never visit
Idk, north korea? Bangladesh? (sorry if anyone got offended)

4) A place you have hope for.
America. I see USA as a very stable country.

5) How you see the 1st world/3rd World
1st world - Able to eat good food everyday, have a room, have relatively clean neighbourhood with ammenities like the subway
3rd world = idunno, about to die due to starvation?
Boils down to unequal distribution of resources and human greed.

6) interesting but relevant thoughts
I always though russia was about vodka and guns
Singaporeans *HATE* people from china.
At least, majority of the more senior generation (our parents, grandparents etc)

1. I'm from 3 former British Colonies.

2. Everywhere. I can't decide on a single place to label most interesting. There's unique and amazing things happening is every part of the world that I don't think its possible to order them.

3. I wouldnt visit the center of the Earth, because I don't think its possible to safely go there and back.

4) A place you have hope for.

Africa. There's a lot of bad man made stuff going on there. The continent as a whole has more natural resources than anywhere else in the world and has the 2nd highest population, after Asia, and yet its the poorest. There are countries in Africa that have grown significantly but I'm comparing continents not countries.

5) How you see the 1st world/3rd World

Since I live in a 1st world country looking at it from my own perspective it's just the status quo. Generally though 1st world countries are driven by money and the media tends to worry about mostly nonsensical things. "Why kids should not be allowed to wear clothes that say 'Juicy" or "How social media is making face-to-face communication a thing of the past" or "Technology is making us lazy and fat".

The 3rd world is basically the same as the 1st world just without all the money. There still are people working hard to get by. Instead of a $75,000 salary desk job its a $20 manual labour job or subsistence farming. I don't think people in the 3rd world would care if their kids wore a "Juicy" shirt as long as they have clothes to begin with.

6) Interesting but relevant thoughts

Has everyone forgotten about space exploration? I don't know of any manned lunar landing missions to come long for quite some time. If we go along with the idea that the moon was once a part of the Earth that split off when an asteroid crashed into the Earth, then the moon should have the same resources but in smaller quantities than the Earth.

1. This sums it up nicely. I wonder if this will ever be change, but I guess that would create a utopia of the sorts

2. I saw this and thought it was kindda funny/ironic how most countries have a sworn enemy. Personally I think in most cases when the individuals meet, barring initial tension, amicable relationships can be formed.




I couldn't agree more on your 3rd world view. There are so many things that came to mind when I read this but I guess materialism and what were place worth and value on are usually the things that set up apart.

Sorry ... my space exploration thoughts are limited to certain mecha these days

Wow, this is like my favorite thread ever ;_; I love talking about and hearing others' opinions on things like this.

1) I was born in Calcuta (nowadays Kolkata) in West Bengal (now Poshchim Bongo) in India. I stayed there for 10 years, 7 of which were spent attending a detestable Catholic school. At 10, my dad got transfered to America, and my mom and I followed suit in a few months. I lived in Spring, a suburb of Houston, Texas for 8 years. At 18, I moved to Austin, TX for college.

2) I have a very random basis for finding places interesting. The past seems much more interesting to me than the present, so my favorites are all based off of some kind of historical reasoning. Here are some of them:

Germany- I find the industrialization and nationalization of late 19th century Germany to be unbelievably awesome. The flawless efficiency which defines the German industrial model to this day just makes my mouth water. While some complain about Greece as an example of the horrors of socialism, Germans have enjoyed universal healthcare since the reforms of Otto van Bismarck in 1883 with no problems.

France- France should definitely be on this list. While the concept of having an interest in culture outside of your own does not belong to any culture, the French in the 18th and 19th centuries exemplified this principle. While all the other Europeans were looking with disdain upon the filthy pagans and heretics who inhabited their rapidly expanding empires, the French were awed by the wondrous traditions of those different from them. Orientalism may get a bad rap nowadays, but I still highly respect it for at least being willing to look before judging.

Iran- This one's ironic, because it's also in my places I'd (probably) never visit category. Persian civilization is one of my favorites. The Achaemenid Empire (featured as the bad guys in 300) made massive leaps in political organization, particularly the troubles of managing a state filled with dozens of ethnicities speaking as many langauges, using different calendars, systems of measurement, and having vastly different religious beliefs. My favorite historical person, Cyrus the Great (or Kurush-e Kabir) was the first major emperor (Shahanshah, although he himself never used this title) of Persia. As far as ancient empires with lasting influences go, Persia is second only to Rome, although the margin isn't very big.

Egypt- Egypt is also ironic, since I would rather not visit it. I'll keep this one short: no society in history has maintained it's character as steadily over the course of 5 millennia, despite standing in the midst of all the action, as Egypt has. I've often heard that China is the oldest country in the world, and while China definitely has 2nd place secured, Egypt the Eternal is undoubtedly first.

I could go on, but I feel that my historical reviews are not the point of this thread.

3) I wouldn't say "never" visit, but there are several countries I'm highly unlikely to ever step foot in.

War-zones: Somalia, Afghanistan, Libya, Western Sahara, etc. are the kind of places I'm least inclined to visit

Relatively lawless countries: Many similarities with the previous category, these countries tend to have much less institutional and legal orgnanization. If you wake up in a bathtub full of ice missing a kidney, don't expect much recourse in these countries.

Significantly poor regions of countries: Simply put, I don't want to travel to see slums. For 10 years, I lived across railroad tracks from slums. On the way to school every morning, I saw the miserable poverty that hundreds of millions, if not billions, suffer. I don't look at this stuff for fun.

4) Generally speaking, I think humanity can do a lot better with what it has. IMO, things like hurricanes, plagues, droughts are fair game. The earth has given us all we have, and has the right to take it all away in the blink of an eye.

However, wars, genocides and other human inflicted suffering is simply inexcusable. From a historical standpoint, I know that there are few things we are as good at as massacring each other. Still the part of me that's an idealist (pretty small part) still thinks that this is something we can reduce over time. And you know what? We have reduced it over time. The last half century has been the most peaceful and fruitful since the dawn of civilization, and probably earlier. Many don't believe this because of the prevalence of war in the modern world; simply put, it's always been worse.

In terms of specific places, I really hope Iran fixes itself pretty quickly. Historical Persian-fetishes aside, modern Iranians are fairly moderate, secular, progressive people, especially by middle-eastern standards. They could do better than the piece of shit theocracy they have now. I really had my hopes up for the 2010 revolution, but... good things don't always happen.

5) As someone who went from 3rd to 1st, I have to say I'm enjoying it. Of course delineating the world into two clear cut portions is not a meaningful description, but it does get the gist of the matter.

If I had to sum up my personal opinion on the topic, it'd be "Once you go 1st world, you don't go back." Now, technically speaking, I have been back to India, but that phrase gets my message across.

6) Shoot, my thoughts have to be relevant?

Well, I guess I should mention that I'm not a very touristy person. I'm fine learning about history 2nd hand. Frankly, I don't think going to Poland would make me feel "Wow! From the 15th-18th centuries, this place the pluarality of the world's Jews, primarily due to the laws on land ownership and usury, and also due to the relative lack of contempt for the Jews from most Polish Catholics. I feel so free just by standing here!"

Thanks for making this thread, rerechan!

Wow, you're very welcome!! If my thought process was lineal or I spoke as eloquently as you, these would have been my words. Well some at least ~_^

Apart from not being touristy we would make good friends, but I also think that most rational people share a general train of thought which explains why most of these post would be similar.

I think it's interesting to see how we have formed similar opinions although being from different backgrounds.

On the "once you've gone first world note" I must say I've never lived in a 1st world country and have only been a tourist, but there is no better feeling than when my plane lands and I'm on the highway towards my house. Maybe it's because you got the opportunity to move when you were still very young, but at this point there will be no other place called "home" for me.

1) From China
2) Interesting place... I really like the European countries especially Switzerland. Too damn expensive to live there though.
3) South America, personally nothing there I'd like to see or do.
4) I hope that more people in the world live up to their own expectations. I personally have a low expectation out of people around me and thus tolerant. There are too many people who expect more out of others than they do themselves.
5) Didn't live long enough in China as well as having a rather wealthy family, I've never experienced poverty nor problems with the new capitalism economy. As for people, I don't really have biases because I personally couldn't care less where you're from. However, if you're a non asian dressed up in a stereotypical gangster style or a dark haired dark skinned lady with a sign approaching me, I'd try to get away. If you're an asian dressed in the stereotypical gangster clothes, I'd laugh at you.
6) interesting but relevant thoughts

1) Where am I from? The so called "United" Kingdom A.K.A Formerly Great Britain.

2) Where do I find the most interesting? Probably France 'cause of all that Je Ne Se Quoi/Va Va Voom/Because Im Worth Eeet ETC.


3) A place I would NEVER visit! Willingly id never visit the Middle East (Excluding Israel) and the arse end of Africa. (Most of it)

4) A place I have hope for! Fuck this ones tough but im gonna go with a surprise choice and go with North Korea... One day they'll wake up and go "WTF have we been doing?" and rejoin the World. (For what its worth) Besides how much worse can it get for them? (Things can only get better)

5) How do I see the 1st World/3rd World? I dont see much difference really! You could say and look at it like the 3rd Worlds 'coming up' whilst the 1st World is coming towards the end of its glory days. Even in 3rd World countries theres a privelaged class so everyone and everythings fucked for the so called 'workers of the World' anyway. (I believe we're going through the Wests version of the collapse of the Roman empire right now)

6) Interesting or relevant thoughts? Everyone in my country has a doom and gloom miserable bastard mentality. We live in a so called Multicultural "Hug a hoody" Rainbow World holding hands with our brother man but you know what... We fucking HATE everyone regardless of race, colour or religion just like everyone else in the World but we're not the evil bad racist nazis like the ones in the BNP... OH NOES!!

Money makes the World go round and Greed is good ETC. Stop ruining our land of 'Milk and Honey' foreigners! "We've" worked hard for the privelage to be the laziest motherfuckers in existance and you're fucking everything up by coming over here and taking our jobs. GO HOME!!! (Everyone thinks this really, Even proper 'foreign' British people who've been here a few generations and have actually bothered to intergrate)

I guess that I'm back again..................................................

In any case......................

I'm from a South East Asian country known as Malaysia..... Frankly, I do not wanna be here or most anywhere for that matter.....

I find the geography of many places the world round to be interesting... Such places would have to be Russia, Japan, China, Iran, Pakistan, USA, Canada, Greece, Italy and many other places....

Historically I'm pretty interested in countries like Russia, Japan, Iran, USA, Greece, Italy, Germany.....

Culturally I like places like Brazil or Russia or Japan or Iran, (Not Islamic wise, just the culture in general... You would like the concept of the Persian garden if you wish to know about it) Greece, Italy or Germany.....

There are many different facets indeed......................................

Hmm... I won't want to be in practically everywhere........................ Truth is, I'd just rather be alone all by myself really.................................................... I'm frightened by the people around me.............................. Conflicts abound..............................

I don't really have much hope...... Not to say that there is no hope but I have my doubts on almost everything.................. Nothing is certain............ Needless to say that I just can't trust all these people around me................. Well, there's the politicians, then you have the groups vying for some form of influence, then you have wannabe individuals............

I see the world as one that's heading for destruction on the global scale (I.E society wise, environmentally wise) but individually, the 1st world or basically countries with a significant degree of development can fare well on an individual level............... Then, there's always some man/woman out there who will leave profound psychological damage to one of these people who have the potential to be happy.............. Not to mention the need for currency.....

How to say this.............. In times like this and in situations like this................. Probably the best place to be in the whole planet Earth is somewhere in the far eastern regions of Russia.... Ya' know, dig up an icy cold cave or build a log cabin and just hang around with a Husky and eat bears and all sorts of wild game for food and taking care of nature.......... Sure, one would be removed from other humans or post-modern technology, but at least it keeps one 'JUST' above the requirements for insanity...................

Sorry for sounding so tragic and completely hopeless but I truly do feel this way about spaceship Earth in general.... It's as if there's really nothing to hold on to..........

1) where you are from - The UK.
2) where you find most interesting - At the moment, I'm finding America and Japan the most interesting. America because it's a shitload bigger than the UK and they do things differently than we do, but that's coming from someone who has been to Canada when I was 11 and want to go there again. Oh and Japan for its culture and history above all else.
3) A place you would never visit - Probably Kenya and countries ravaged by war.
4) A place you have hope for - I don't really know enough about the world to give a valid opinion.
5) How you see the 1st world/3rd World - Not really much difference if you think about it. Even in 3rd world countries you still have the privaleged class of people. The thing that sets first world and third world apart from each other are the living conditions of the poorer classes.
6) interesting but relevant thoughts - Nada.