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china would probabley come first , no one would have said twenty years ago that it would be an economic superpower in 2012
australia had a GDP per capita lower than most of western europe and certainly the usa twenty years ago , its now ahead of the usa and all of europe bar a few small countries like luxembourg , scandanavia and switzerland , its now a much bigger destination for immigrants from ireland than the usa or the uk
brazil was just a huge country with a huge population twenty years ago , now its a major economic power with an increasingly important political voice
south korea might also make the list
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china would probabley come first , no one would have said twenty years ago that it would be an economic superpower in 2012
australia had a GDP per capita lower than most of western europe and certainly the usa twenty years ago , its now ahead of the usa and all of europe bar a few small countries like luxembourg , scandanavia and switzerland , its now a much bigger destination for immigrants from ireland than the usa or the uk
brazil was just a huge country with a huge population twenty years ago , now its a major economic power with an increasingly important political voice
south korea might also make the list
Well I live in Australia, anyway besides Australia being an bigger destination for Irish, not much has changed in Australia in the past 20 years as the type of government is largely the same as the main ruling party then was Labor as it is today (despite the Liberals being in power for 10 years in the late 90s to 2007). Australia is not an republic despite an referendum on the subject over 10 years ago. Of course an reason that Australia GDP is ahead is largely the mineral boom that even existed 20 years ago but became more pronounced in the last 10 years.
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Well I live in Australia, anyway besides Australia being an bigger destination for Irish, not much has changed in Australia in the past 20 years as the type of government is largely the same as the main ruling party then was Labor as it is today (despite the Liberals being in power for 10 years in the late 90s to 2007). Australia is not an republic despite an referendum on the subject over 10 years ago. Of course an reason that Australia GDP is ahead is largely the mineral boom that even existed 20 years ago but became more pronounced in the last 10 years.
Australia has changed tremendously in some areas: we're more multicultural, cities are booming...economically strong as we were in 1992. Many attitudes remain the same though.
As for Russia, regeneration of-hmm interesting word (if only after the 90's then Yes.) First of all it is the freedom of movement in the world. better live steel or not this is a difficult question. What is Yes, than no. Transport became expensive in comparison with the USSR times.
Well I live in Australia, anyway besides Australia being an bigger destination for Irish, not much has changed in Australia in the past 20 years as the type of government is largely the same as the main ruling party then was Labor as it is today (despite the Liberals being in power for 10 years in the late 90s to 2007). Australia is not an republic despite an referendum on the subject over 10 years ago. Of course an reason that Australia GDP is ahead is largely the mineral boom that even existed 20 years ago but became more pronounced in the last 10 years.
irish people have always gone to new zealand but not to the degree they went to the uk or the usa
i spent some time in australia in 1998 , loved it but from what ive heard from relatives who live there forty years and friends, its become much more prosperous , i think its a country with a very bright future compared to many other well devloped european countries like ireland , the uk , france , spain , italy
What about the United States? Clearly many things have changed, including the economic situation, since the 1990s.
I live in the U.S. Things have changed in the U.S. since the 1990's although not fast enough compared to the rest of the world. Things will always change for the better in the U.S., it's in the DNA . It will change some more when Barack Obama will get re-elected and the Democrats will take over the U.S. Congress by a wide margin. What this means, there will be a historic gigantic transportation infrastructure bill that will pass in the U.S. Congress pushed by Barack. New roads, bridges, high speed rail will be built and thus, new high rises etc.. will follow.
Haven't been here in awhile but the Philippines has changed. Check this skyscraper page, Urbika . The country is predicted to be somewhere between the top 10-15 economy by 2050. Sorry, anti-American , anti-Filipinos ... it will happen. Bwahahahahahahaha!!!!!!
I'm not sure if I've asked this before (it sounds familiar). Please let me know if I have.
Anyway, which nations do you feel have changed the most: in terms of economy, standard of living, overall look, development, cultural attitudes, government.etc from 1990 to now? ESPECIALLY the overall look and standard of living?
I would say South East Asia - Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand, parts of the Middle East, the UAE, Bahrain, have changed the most. Africa is still pretty under-developed, while Latin America is only now bouncing back.
I'd say Europe and parts of the US have changed the least, and perhaps Japan, as well as of course traditional nations like say, tribal areas in Tanzania or Bhutan. Also maybe like Paraguay. Has Eastern Europe changed tremendously? And Russia? I see a lot of old communist architecture, but it seems say the Czech Republic and Poland have changed a fair bit since the Communist era. Russia has only recently seen a resurgence.
Don't forget India.
Cuba has changed radically! Citizens are now allowed to operate private businesses and earn foreign currency, foreign companies are allowed to build hotels, foreign tourism is booming.
Russia and Eastern Europe haven't changed all that much, because there hasn't been strong economic development. Apartment buildings are still old and worn, and look the same as during the Soviet period. People who are from there notice subtle changes, but outsiders notice virtually no change.
China has changed radically in the last 20 years, no?
One could argue that the US has changed significantly, in that the standard of living has fallen, the middle class has eroded, and a the gap between rich and poor has grown to proportions considered scandalous by many outside observers.
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