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Originally Posted by peachey
I dunno about 'lived' in a third world country - dunno how long you have to be there to qualify for that accolade but yes - I have been to one - and yes, they have rubbish transport too
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10 years Zimbabwe, 1987 - 1997, mostly teaching at a school in the African bush, province of Mashonaland East and real Third World conditions believe me, 2 years Kenya, Nairobi, 1997 - 1999.
There is no way that you can describe the UK as a Third World country, no way. I am not concerned about transport, which in Zim was a lot better than it is now, the main highways thanks to the Rhodesian government, were excellent, now they are almost non exsitent I am talking about
: everyday life, access to good clean water; good nutricious food; there is now famine in Zim though not caused by nature; no good medicine to treat problems such as dysentry, and a 101 other diseases. Zim Telephone system a dismal failure. Hospitals extremely poor, except private hospitals, by UK standards and nowadays people must take their own bedding etc, and be treated by out of date medicines usually paracetomol. Not unusual in rural areas to see kids going to school with no shoes!, And walking on average six kilometres or more to school. Having one meal a day, generally the same meal. I can't even begin to think how much worse it is now.
A friend in Zim spends 40 minutes on line just to send one e-mail need I say more?
