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View Poll Results: Japan vs Italy ( east Asia vs europe)
Japan 31 52.54%
Italy 28 47.46%
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Old 03-01-2015, 04:19 AM
 
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I wouldn't call Bangladesh and Cambodia underdeveloped. Poor infrastructure eyes but not underdeveloped that gives me ideas of farms and huts.
Bangladesh is one of the poorest place on earth
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Old 03-01-2015, 04:24 AM
 
Location: London, UK
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Bangladesh is one of the poorest place on earth
The ''poorest'' Countries are all in Africa. Its probably a toss up between Zambia, Zimbabwe, Somalia, DR Congo etc...
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Old 03-01-2015, 04:58 AM
 
Location: Taipei
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The ''poorest'' Countries are all in Africa. Its probably a toss up between Zambia, Zimbabwe, Somalia, DR Congo etc...
Bangladesh is as poor as those African nations.
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Old 03-01-2015, 06:05 AM
 
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I prefer Japan
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Old 03-01-2015, 10:01 AM
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Location: Ontario
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I much prefer Italy.

Tuscany
Venice
Florence
Rome
Lake Como
Italian Alps
Sardinia
Capri
Amalfi Coast
List goes on and on....

Japan doesn't interest me in the slightest. No desire to visit there at all.
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Old 03-01-2015, 09:59 PM
 
Location: In the heights
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The ''poorest'' Countries are all in Africa. Its probably a toss up between Zambia, Zimbabwe, Somalia, DR Congo etc...
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Bangladesh is as poor as those African nations.
Here's the HDI rankings.

Bangladesh, score-wise, is substantially higher than several African countries. Of the ones P London listed, only Zambia is doing (barely) better than Bangladesh. Somalia isn't listed this year because it's so screwed they can't really run a report.

The report also has Japan doing somewhat better than Italy, but both doing fairly well by this measurement.
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Old 03-01-2015, 10:12 PM
 
Location: Taipei
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Here's the HDI rankings.

Bangladesh, score-wise, is substantially higher than several African countries. Of the ones P London listed, only Zambia is doing (barely) better than Bangladesh. Somalia isn't listed this year because it's so screwed they can't really run a report.

The report also has Japan doing somewhat better than Italy, but both doing fairly well by this measurement.
I meant they are more or less in the same league, that's all.
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Old 03-02-2015, 01:32 AM
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I meant they are more or less in the same league, that's all.

What's interesting about this report is the fact that no country besides the US has more than 100 million in the top 10. Also, how is South Korea ahead of Japan? I've lived in both countries and that raises an eyebrow. Matter of fact, Japan at 17 raises an eyebrow.
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Old 03-02-2015, 03:42 AM
 
Location: Taipei
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What's interesting about this report is the fact that no country besides the US has more than 100 million in the top 10. Also, how is South Korea ahead of Japan? I've lived in both countries and that raises an eyebrow. Matter of fact, Japan at 17 raises an eyebrow.
Because they measure useless bs such as years of schooling instead of the quality of education, that's probably why countries like Finland, France, and Austria are ranked lower than Singapore, Korea, and Hong Kong.

They also measure PPP per capita and don't take inequality into account, which is why the US is always on top.
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Old 03-02-2015, 05:41 AM
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Because they measure useless bs such as years of schooling instead of the quality of education, that's probably why countries like Finland, France, and Austria are ranked lower than Singapore, Korea, and Hong Kong.

They also measure PPP per capita and don't take inequality into account, which is why the US is always on top.

What makes you think the quality of education of those European countries are greater than those Asian Countries? I was always under the impression that the Asian countries have the toughest curriculum in the world.
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