In the neighborhoods it looks really impoverished but everything surrounding the government looks good. Also they make it sound like everyone has Tvs and such. Heck my family didnt have a TV until 1987 I cant imagine the average Colombian having access to Tv or Radio or being able to pick up a news paper everyday...
shareI actually thinkn they do. they seem to do a good job of showing those with drug monehy and those without.
but it is a good point. I've been there 5 times and my cousin is in military there, and the avg Colombian family doesn't have much. that probably could have been shown even more...but I think it was represented.
Its like they live in poverty housing yet have access to media in mass forms. Like the whole nation seems to outcry when ever something big happens. Or they are able to get places when they shouldnt be able to while having so little.
shareike the whole nation seems to outcry when ever something big happens
Or they are able to get places when they shouldnt be able to while having so little.
public transport is big in south america.
WTF? Most everyone had TV's in the late 80's and 90's! It wasn't anything special.
The third world isn't like what you think it is.
In a lot of impoverished countries, especially around the cities, people may only have a shack to live in, but they will have a T.V and a Direct T.V type dish. Example, India, Belize, Mexico and many countries in Africa. T.V's can be very cheap, and satellite service is also really cheap, even though in the U.S we pay an arm and a leg for it.
I always say the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.
--- Gin Rummy
The third world isn't like what you think it is.
Columbia is not, and never was, a third world country
Colombia has recently surpassed Argentina to become South America's second largest economy.
It is currently a booming economy and one of the CIVET nations (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa), an acronym given to countries which are predicted by some to be among the next emerging markets to quickly rise in economic prominence over the coming decades.
Well, I live there (though I'm from Spain) and it really depends on what parts you look at. While there are nice towns and neighborhoods, many parts of the country can definitely be considered third world. Its actual name is "Colombia", by the way.
shareThe third world isn't like what you think it is.
Columbia is not, and never was, a third world country