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Saturday, March 27, 2010
All classes - no progress
Imagine my surprise (well, not too great) at being ushered into the principal's office and finding quite a few people present: principal, nurse, social worker, outside agency rep., school district office rep, teacher, case manager and two parents.
This particular student has had a very high rate of absenteeism; in fact, out of 43 school days since mid-January, he attended on 17 (if I remember the count correctly from the attendance report).
Although the 15-year-old student was invited to attend, he did not accompany his parents to the meeting. There are some meetings where it's better that the student not attend, and this was one of them.
His progress was reported as non-existent, "due to the number of absences." After listening for about 90 minutes, I was asked if I had a comment, and I asked whether the school had attempted to determine the cause for the absences. Exactly, I meant.
I suggested a Functional Behavior Assessment, which is a well-known tool designed to reveal the causes of any particular behavior are. If properly used, an FBA can often pinpoint what is leading up to the behavior in question. You look for causes; what happened before the behavior;what was to the student; who was present; what happened before that? And before that?
The popular phrase, "the devil is in the details", comes to mind. Teachers and staff must be honest and complete in their reporting.
If a student reports that a teacher is constantly yelling at him, a teacher may deny it. But, is it happening? Responses are sometimes "politically correct". Sometimes (often?) they are couched in "workshop" or "in-service" terms that protect the teacher. But, if the student feels "yelled at" and shuts down or acts out, and it's a therapeutic school setting for special-needs students, then the teacher and staff should be figuring out Plan B.
These teachers have a tough job. There is no doubt about it. But they also have smaller caseloads and small classes. We need, and the kids deserve, the "Ron Clarks" and the "Erin Gruwells" of the educational world. If you don't know who they are, do a search on Google for "Ron Clark 55" and Erin's name.
Sorry, but "no progress" is not an acceptable report. There must be some progress, even if you only pick up from the last day of attendance and go on (even a little).
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- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
As a former Michigan public school counselor and teacher, School-based counseling, whether at the elementary, secondary or post secondary level, is an educational process, and not a therapeutic one.
To do otherwise is to leave oneself and one's employer wide open to major legal action on the part of the parent or guardian. Granted we listen to many personal problems, but we are not therapists. We do not do "therapy."
Some of what school counselors do is facilitate and advocate for all of their students via participation in ongoing Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) meetings for special needs students, i.e., those who have undergone an thorough battery of psychological and intelligence tests in order to determine the nature of the learning disability, as well as offer recommendations for remediation.
Additionally, under Section #504students, i.e., those who appear to be progressing academically and meeting state graduation requirements, but who have been diagnosed with a medical condition which significantly impacts their ability to: 1)carry out daily activities of living (AOLs); 2)learn, or 3) learn have also received any and all needed accommodations as spelled out in their Section #504 Plan and subsequent meetings.
Under either the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) or Section #504 (originally an employment law) all special needs students are accommodated.
If, after all efforts to invite students to learn have been exhausted, the student chooses to remain at home each day, as opposed to attend school, their formal academic education will not progress.
If the parents or guardians enable their student's truancy, perhaps social services needs to be included in a multi-disciplinary approach on behalf of the student.
Typically, "at risk" students are identified and tracked very early in elementary school, where career pathway education should begin. Beginning in the seventh grade, and continuing through the twelfth grade and graduation, Michigan public school counselors are required to implement not only career education into the curriculum, but also work with each of their students in the development of an Educational Employability Development Plan.
Career Education involves introduction to and exploration of the six career pathways, while the student EEDP - usually a portfolio of student interests, checklists, achievements, interests, decision-making skills activities, etc. is begun.
If a student is identified as "at risk" for early withdrawal, career education becomes particularly critical, as a means by which to increase retention and eliminate excessively high and predictable drop-out trends.
In an effort to connect school with work, students "at risk" for early withdrawal may need to be evaluated for an "alternative educational" setting, where non-academic interests and future career goals may continue to be implemented, in an effort to connect school with work.
Nevertheless, when all is said and done, the student is the agent of change.
- April 7, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- email@example.com said...
In the third paragraph of my comment, I inadvertantly typed "learn" twice; the third vaiable protected by Section #504 is, obviously, one's ability to "earn" such as a living.
My error - sorry.
Incidentally, many - but certainly not all - school personnel and their parents, assuming they understand the ramifications of Section #504 and its impact on school law, detest the mandated semester meetings during which at least one core academic instructor,as well as parents,as well as any outside agency if applicable meet to discuss the suitability of the accommodations. Incidentally, there are parents and students out there who are NOT clamoring for any "special accommodations!" They do not want the stigma which the "handicapping condition" may warrant.
The one student of mine which stands out in my mind developed a genetic condition which adversely affected his eyesight, and,thus, his ability to read the textbook print, as well as that of the PSAT and PLAN tests, both administered during the sophomore year. School personnel had prior knowledge of my student's inevitable need for accommodations, since his older sister had also developed the same eye condition, which eventually rendered her legally blind.
Nevertheless, the mother became adamant that I would treat her son "just like everyone else," which I followed through on,but against my professional judgement, and ordered no "enlarged print" textbooks. The student, did, however, ask me to read aloud a standardized test, due to the small size of the print, which I did.
Although I resigned from that district at the conclusion of the summer following his sophomore year, I'm sure that eventually he would have required all necessary accommodations, particularly throughout whatever post-secondary training or educational program he may have chosen after graduation from high school.
Since IEPs do not exist in post-secondary academic settings,it is up to the student to make their particular handicap known to the appropriate individuals, so that whatever accommodations are possible, they are made available to the student.
- April 7, 2010 at 6:17 PM
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
With great interest, I have read the article in which Clay Academy is described as a "therapeutic" day school, and, where I attended fourth and fifth grades. Without disrespecting the multiple and various needs of the current public school population, initially, the term "therapeutic" sounded almost humorous. Most would describe their sum total of school experiences as anything but "therapeutic!" I certainly didn't feel "therapeutized" when my fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Drummond, whom I feared and respected, informed me that I would be joining her every afternoon after school for practice on my "timed" multiplication facts.
Do you remember? This was the test which involved completing fifty multiplication facts, while listening to the ticking of the timer in the background! Who cared that it was warm and nice outside? Who cared that the steady ticking sound of that timer in the background had the power to exact an ominous consequence (probably more required practice later that evening) until ALL fifty were completed correctly. At the time, this necessary "drilling" felt anything but therapeutic to me, but, guess what? It worked!
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I posted this previously in r/offmychest, but I felt like a few more things were necessary to add. I was born and have lived most of my life in the Caribbean and South America, however I was fortunate to spend 3 years in Canada studying and subsequently working for another 2.
Since moving back I have realized just how much I hate living in a 3rd world country. I'm sure many people would see the thought of living somewhere Tropical as ideal, but I suppose the grass is always greener on the other side.
I hate the fact that we are not up to date with technology and have to go in person to do menial tasks that should have been automated years ago. If these times have shown me anything, it shows how inefficient our services are and proves the need to modernize. It takes weeks, if not months to have simple services completed. I recently waited for 4 months for my home internet to be installed, with a maximum download speed of 10Mbps. If it rains, it drops closer to 3Mbps.
You want to take public transport? Good luck finding the route map anywhere online. In Canada you could use google maps to see exact routes, bus/train numbers, nearest stops, the arrival schedule, everything. Here you are lucky to find a seat on a bus, let alone ever have a quiet ride. It's packed to the brim with a bunch of other loud, frustrated and annoying people who seem to have no public decorum and think it's funny to litter by throwing their trash out the window.
Driving somewhere? You have to drive like an asshole, because if you don't, everyone else will push their cars in front of you, blast their horn at you for not being forceful enough. I recently even had someone lightly hit my rear bumper in traffic and when I got out to confront him, he cursed me for not pushing my car's 'nose' into the already existing line of traffic.
Quite often most residents have never travelled or experienced other cultures, so I am able to forgive their ignorance at times, but the level of their narrow minded mentality is astounding.
Conscious about the environment and plastic pollution? There is no recycling, minimal solar power usage despite an endless supply. No electric vehicles. Just a ton of scooters, mopeds and way too many cars and trucks.
Paying for Netflix sounds great, just be prepared to receive half of the content that bigger countries have due to licensing and region restrictions. The same applies if you're following any media organization that covers sporting or entertainment events. You will get very familiar with the "This video is not available in your location" message.
I also managed to be hospitalized in December for Leptospirosis and Rhabdomyolysis at the same time and it was the worst medical experience of my life. No Air Conditioner in some rooms and despite the best insurance available, you are still in a shared room with 1-2 other people. Open windows meant mosquitos were everywhere and without netting, I was bitten countless times in the 3 days I spent there.
The few positive aspects; cost of living, laid back lifestyle, are nothing compared to the efficiency of living in a developed country.
For those of you who take it for granted, please realize just how fortunate you are in many important circumstances
For those asking, I actually was born and grew up in Barbados and moved to Suriname to be with my girlfriend. While I have no regrets about moving for her, I really do miss the efficiency of life in Canada. Barbados is definitely one of the more developed islands in the Caribbean and has a better infrastructure than Suriname, but it is still a long way off in its level of customer service and overall economic capabilities compared to more developed countries.
Most of the bigger issues that I am referring to are in Suriname where I currently live.
I'm South African and feel your pain. I have to work from home because we're on lockdown and the fucking internet keeps going down. When I had to have my driving licence renewed, I waited in a line for eight hours. Everything is more difficult. I lived in South Korea for a year and small things amazed me every day, like the fact that they actually fix the pavement after digging it up to do work on pipes.
The absolute WORST part of living here is loadshedding. Can you imagine peoples reaction in America or UK if the government turned round and said "lol our failing infrastructure means we have to turn your power off for 9 or so hours a day".
Not to mention failing to get it back on. The ironic part is that loadshedding damages the power stations because they aren't designed to be switched on and off.
Fuck Eskom
And in Joburg City Power keeps fucking up. Sub stations are constantly tripping.
I hate how it always trips!!!! They say 4 hours but it's actually 12 and then they switch off again at the next scheduled time 😭😭
Yeah, I bitch about America constantly but that would be hilariously unacceptable here. Even rolling blackouts are newsworthy.
Jip, atleast we didn't get loadshedding during the lockdown. I swear I would've litetally died...
I think the only difference in our South Africa is that we are a bunch of people trying to live a 1st world lifestyle in a 3rd world country.
Middle class people live in a bubble because of apartheid spatial planning
I know some white people living in the south of africa (not south africa per se but also SA. Thinking of zimbabwe for example). And they all say that african people are very racist towards white people there.
That came from multiple people who were born and raised there.
I have white South African friends who say the same. On the other hand, they live in fancy houses with incredible views and drive Porsche's. There are no African people living in their communities.
There might be hostility toward them for historical reasons, but they are certainly not suffering from systemic racism that negatively affects their quality of life.
The white farmers there are the ones being most affected right? I think in Zimbabwe they took the land from a lot of white farmers and then gave it to people who didn't know how to farm leading to food shortages.
No idea about Zimbabwe. I am only speaking from personal experience from a small group of friends. It just rubs me the wrong way when they're sitting around sipping wine while their African maids clean complaining about how people are being racist toward them.
I heard from black people living in the south of Africa that white people are extremely racist and owned all the lands that they stole during apartheid and before
Oh those poor souls in their fucking mansions enjoying the fruits of 6 decades of apartheid
wait they just leave big ass holes in the road when theyre done??
Yeah. They don't even fix potholes and the street lights are off half the time. I've had to replace numerous tyres because of this. We also have power cuts because the utility is nationalised and it's a shit show due to corruption.
holy shit, thats beyond ridiculous. I live in Pennsylvania, USA, and were known for having bad roads, but thats some next level shit.
I have family in PA and have been to South Africa. You know how the turnpike looks like hell every year after winter because of the ice/salt? Imagine that times ten. It's not unheard of to have potholes that are 8+ inches deep or sections of a lane that just...aren't there anymore. The locals know the lane is "ending" and change accordingly if that tells you how long it takes to get these things fixed.
Jesus man, that's just miserable
They steal all the tax money
Oh gosh, I've had to replace my tyres at least once during each of the past three years. I wanna cry just thinking about it! Our roads are trash and if we're lucky enough, "repairs' are made using interior materials.
In my hometown, some guy planted a whole tree in one of those potholes because the municipality had left it for so long
Yeah, also home affairs is a major issue with the lack of automated processing. It's why many students or young folk like me move over to countries such as the UK or the US because we are tired of living in such needless difficulty.
We've got a South Africa dude at work. Came to the UK with his girlfriend. His stories make me extremely thankful to live here. He said his girlfriend still really struggles with walking around at night without constantly looking over her shoulder.
"Needless difficulty" is so right. As a born American who studied abroad in South America and some really urban parts of Europe, I definitely have more perspective than people who have never left the US. One of my host families had 6 people plus me in one bathroom and the hot water tank typically lasted about 10 minutes. So we had to schedule showers at different times of the day on alternating days. Even though the youngest was 17, they all shared one car and there were 3 bedrooms. My program dictated I had to have my own room, so they had three adults each in the other 2 rooms. Wifi was too expensive. Cable was patchy. People stay at home until they marry. No a/c, inadequate heat, crap healthcare, difficulty getting fresh groceries, difficulty using public transportation because it's hard to get schedules and they constantly run late. Just everything was way more of a pain in the ass than it needed to be.
What is south africa like? I am an indian and my husband has to move to durban for the next 4 year years. I am terrified at the prospect of the going there, with two little kids. Please could you help me?
I think it's similar to India in the sense that middle class and up can have a very first world type life but there are also lots of very poor people. Durban has nice areas where you will be very comfortable. Crime is probably worse than India so you should be aware of your surroundings. There is a large population of Indian descent so you'll find lots of Hindu temples and Mosques. The food would probably be interesting to you because it's a local spin on Indian food. There are also nice things to do outdoors.
As someone of Indian origin who was born and raised in Durban, I can agree that this is a pretty good description.
Although I've lived in Johannesburg for the last 5 years, so I assume nothing major has changed in that time.
Amazing place on the edge of being 1st world if only it wan't for the goverment
Durbans fine. People are tired and venting and that's all good, but no reason to be terrified at all. In fact I am pretty sure you will grow to love it.
Only thing that will drive you nuts is when all the inner province people come down for holiday there.
Do yourself a favour and scroll Durban using google maps street view and have a look. If you also know the area, you can literally see the areas.
I also live in South Africa and I came to comment after I saw this post. I hate living in this country and I cannot wait to get out.
South African here too, but I feel like there is much we can be thankful for in our country compared to others. Yes, we have slow Internet currently but not always. Yes, our country is still developing but I believe there's hope.
Awe ma se kind, thank you for posting something positive.
Most the time when I see South Africans post on reddit, the only thing they do is shit on their own country.
I live in Mexico City, and despite us having no trouble with electricity, internet and overall infrastructure, the complete lack of civility is what fucking drives you nuts.
Things like not understanding what a red light is, being comfortable littering the same place you are eating, spiting etc. it is like these fucking idiots don't realize they live in a civilization.
Punching people when there isn't room in the metro is the one that got to me. How the fuck does that help!?!
When I had to have my driving licence renewed, I waited in a line for eight hours.
Is that under normal circumstances or current C19 circumstances? Because of the latter, BC is not doing renewals right now, so I called the agency and they are mailing me a 3 month extension, for now. COuld be another one if their offices aren't open yet in 3 months.
It was the beginning of last year. It was horrendously and the staff sat there doing as little as possible.
How was South Africa from an infrastructure (not social) point of view during apartheid? Meaning the fixing of pavement parts.
It's gone backwards significantly. The black economic empowerment policies across important state-owned enterprises have forced a lot of skilled white workers out of key industries, who have subsequently left the country, causing a brain drain.
It was much better...caveat. It catered for a smaller minority and did not have to concern itself with quality of service delivery to the majority of people in the country. Infrastructure did not as necessity have to be extended to the then "second class citizens" they were to be grateful for what they were given.
i know what you mean. I'm from brazil and i live in a very small city full of stubborn elders. sometimes i like the nature and everything, like a calm place to sit and see a river and nice trees, but the rest,,,,
waiting in line for at least 25 min to pay your bills? got that. waiting 4 to 6 months for a package delivery? def got that. every single business closing at 6pm? got that. your cousin joão is dead because a snake attacked him? got that. police killed your relative? got that. your best friend went to jail for drug traffic???? yes ma'am. internet is slow, people are narrow minded, military thinks they're above everything and our president is the stupidest man alive. and we have to read on every gringo shit that brazilians are chill and dont work hard go there do drugs fuck women cause theyre hot and be careful with your wallet. visit a favela and see the most exotic people living on poor situations.
i feel like living in a third world country makes you limited. it's hard to succeed on a big country but you have the access to everything (i know money is the key but you have the chance at least), world is watching you, investing on you. we're just a bunch of "exotic things" for people to visit, do whatever tf they want, and never come back again.
Your last paragraph nailed it.
As a neighbor, I wish you guys good luck with the pandemic, we're all on the same boat.
thanks neighbor, hope you guys stay safe and everything goes well. we're on this shit together, even if the government wants to see us dead at this point, be safe and don't give up 💖
That's so sweet, thanks. Just don't ever listen to Bolsonaro, ok? He's going to get you all killed.
Are there a lot of covid cases where you are?
oh no need to worry not even his cult fans are listening to that shit at this point. he wants to get us killed for the sake of economy,,, he even almost fired the health minister cause he was against his bullshit and claimed the man "wasn't humble enough to work with him". deadass.
theres a lot, but no ones getting tested. the numbers y'all get about us are from private hospitals and people paying (a lot) for their tests. the deaths are mostly from "respiratory insufficiency" because no ones getting tested. actually, i had it and my isolation just ended today, and no one tested me, but made me sign some papers that I'd get arrested if i leave my house because i was a risk to the population, but guess what i ~officially~ didn't have anything. the numbers are a lot worse than it seems and probably almost every country is doing the same (but at least their presidents aren't organizing protests against the quarantine).
but how about your country? is it a hot mess or its just here
I'm so sorry you're going through that. I never expect much from politicians yet they still find ways to disappoint me. We've been in quarantine for 20 days now. At first the government wanted to go the UK route and wait for herd immunity to kick in. When somebody made a report predicting hundreds of thousands of victims our president made a U turn and we can only go out for groceries now. Hospitals, groceries stores and other esencial business are open, but that's about it.
There's been some talk about the economy but we're so used to our economy being crap that I personally wouldn't mind going broke if it meant me and my family are going to live through this.
The thing is the quarantine is scheduled to end on april 13, I'm in the capital where most of the cases are. If people go out all at the same time, instead of going to work is going to be like going to a slaughter house.
We know they're not testing enough, so we don't know how many asymptomatic people we have. It fells like the calm before the storm. I hate it because we've had time to prepare yet I know we don't have enough tests or ventilators, if we don't get this right, we're utterly fucked.
tldr version: you're not the only one. Sorry for the rant, lol. I've also heard Ecuador is in a lot of trouble right now. I hope things get better for them
Watch out for the impending military coup coming for Brazil. Get ready to fight as it is going to be brutal.
homie i know,,,, deadass
Wait... seriously??
Yep. It's in process as we speak
I'm also from Brazil and your last paragraph is right on point. It's crazy how creative and resourceful Brazilians are but still there is no infra structure so people and business can grow and develop at their full potential. Worst, it feels like everything is made to slow you down and make things even harder. Opening a business takes months and lots of money. Want to have employees? Welcome to hell. Scientific research is not only irrelevant but also discouraged. Universities lack basic equipment. Basic education is the worst possible. It's like playing in super hard mode.
I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to move to the US six years ago and it's crazy how easier things are. Obviously it can still be hard for a lot of people but at least you have better starting opportunities available if you are interested enough. One thing that I've noticed here is how people born here take those things for granted. It's not surprising that a lot of companies here are hiring foreigners. My husband works for a huge company as an engineer and more than half of his co-workers are not american.. and those are not the low paying jobs that try to pay less to foreigners.. He says that most of his american colleagues are always complaining about how bored they are and how they deserve better, so they just keep changing jobs and are never satisfied with what they currently have.
In my country the education system sucks. I don't have any access to higher education and I've been trying to get a scholarship for years but that's reserved for the people with connections. I always wonder, how many people are actually geniuses but will never get the chance to be at their full potential simply because they were born in a third world country?
What I read is that people that live in third world countries are better of not knowing how shit their country actually is. Sorry, bro. Any chances for you to get out of there?
people that live in third world countries are better of not knowing how shit their country actually is
This, 100%. I'm from South America and had the opportunity to study abroad for a a couple weeks in Europe.
Truly it's a life changing experience. We don't know how bad we have it until we see with our own eyes. Only then we perceive how much things could be different.
Like Boris Yeltsin visiting an American supermarket...
But now you might be more engaged into fixing up the situation in your own country than before.
There is only so much a person can do.
Traveling and especially living in developing countries is really interesting. When people don't realize how shit their country is they do tend to be happier on average I think. But it totally blocks progress too because they literally don't recognize things like bribery, corruption, extreme inefficiency etc... as problems. As an outsider trying to help they really don't believe there is a better way nor do they want to change. So it becomes a self perpetuating cycle.
I lived in rural Russia for several years in my 20s, and I was so angry all the time at how obvious it was that inefficiencies needed to be fixed. It took forever to pay bills, apartments were in horrible condition, the mindset was insanely narrow re: many modern things like LGBT and race. It was incredibly eye opening.
Yup, we have a saying that loosely translates to "You'll never know your mother is a terrible cook, until start eating at the neighbors' homes".
THIS. The Philippines is not extremely poor like other third world countries, I still can enjoy things that I had in America, but we have a lot of issues.
I studied in Michigan. Going to America is like a blessing and a curse. You might ask, what's the curse?
It's realizing that I'm living in a third world country—that there is something better out there. Ever since I went back, the negative things in our society was amplified a million times. Not only with our lifestyle, but how our societies function as well.
I started questioning our values. The principles of our community. How we think as Filipinos. EVERYTHING. I am questioning everything.
But I have no regrets, I'm actually glad that I became extremely aware. I now know why we have these problems. I rejected old ideas that made us poor as a nation. I'm not saying I'm better than them, but I know better, and I'm doing something about it.
People born in America who are paying attention can feel the same after living in poorer countries that are actually happier because of social factors.
I know I have.
It's human nature. When your neighbour is doing 5x better than you, it's because he knows something you don't.
But when the whole world is your neighbour, you become obsessed with something that's not even real or attainable in your situation
How is that biology?
I suppose its more accurate to say its part of human nature. An evolved part of our psychology
Sociology, right?
No, to the contrary.
I suggest that every person (even one in so-called first-world countries) start to learn about other countries. No country is perfect, any country can learn new things.
And how does this learning start? With individuals like you and me.
Now, if you look at how (most) of Europe got rid of their monarchs, then most of Europe had an example: France. Not a particular good one, because their revolt was bloody. But people in those times learned (due to book presses and circumventing censorship) in what shitty situation they lived ... and eventually revolted. In some parts of Europe this was very painful, in others it wasn't really much of a hickup at all. So we cannot say that "revolt" is always bloody, and we cannot say that it is always bad.
On the other side: if you keep people artificially in an unknown state because you think this would be better for them ... then you're taking aware a decision from them: a decision if and how to achieve a better life. And this is IMHO equally cruel as having a shitty life in the first place.
Any chances for you to get out of there?
And now you know why the situation doesn't get better in these countries
I live in the US and although it isn't perfect I feel very fortunate. My parents were refugees so they raised me to appreciate what we have. They lived in a small farming village that no longer exists anymore, no electricity, no running water.
If you're comfortable sharing, where are your parents from? My grandparents were refugees twice in their lives.
Laos and Thailand.
I live in Cambodia and feel the standard of living here is higher than the US if you're middle class. We went to visit my wife's relatives in California last October. 50 million people had their electricity turned off because it was windy. A year earlier 100 people burned to death after some power lines caught fire. We have power cuts from time to time but nothing like that.
Also Thailand's healthcare is superior to USA's.
I grew up on an island off southeast Asia. Not exactly third world, although mom did live in a half dilapidated cinder block and tin house, and so did many others. Everyone always thinks it must have been awesome because it's a tropical island. Sure, it's beautiful, but meth was king and it's reign was everywhere. All public officials were corrupt. Left about decades ago, still not interested in a visit. It was such a culture shock visiting the US.
Hopefully you can move someday soon.
And yet, part of Reddit actually believes the US is a 3rd world country.
They don't believe it. They just love to virtue signal.
No there are legitimately Europeans who believe that police roam the streets in the USA looking for people to shoot and everyone is on the brink of homelessness. There is a bias in European media that tries to make the USA look as dangerous and backwards as possible.
And it's pretty rampant here on reddit too. Big European circle jerk about how America is the worse country in the entire world, when a lot of them haven't ever been here, let alone lived here. And before anyone gets their panties in a bunch, I'm not saying America is the best country ever. I personally don't care who's "best" and I don't feel the need to tell people how shitty I think their country is. Especially people on the internet who aren't involved whatsoever in the governing of their country.
This. I'm from Europe and some people I know complain about the USA, but have never been there. What people talk about most is the healthcare system
I mean the healthcare system is bad but most of the time insurance will cover most of the costs or you can reach out to charities... definitely not as bad as people make it but it could be way better
I feel like the most fucked up thing about American healthcare is some people can't even get insurance because of pre-existing conditions. My father has multiple sclerosis and has never been able to get insurance to accept our family.
Yeah the insurance companies are true scum, I'm sorry to hear about your situation
It's ok, like you said there is a charity that pays for all of his medicine thankfully!! We just had to lie about having insurance growing up for school sports and my mom has her own stuff she struggles with. They just are hardworking people and deserve so much better!
Eh? Insurers accept people with pre- existing conditions since the ACA.
Also worth noting the actual healthcare you receive in America is top quality. Doctors, nurses, physicians all well educated and paid well. And less waiting times in the ER or at the doctor as well whereas in a country like Canada you may have to wait weeks to get your appointment in
So people who have never been to America before? Lmao. I've been all up and down the western half of the States, it's pretty much like Canada.
It's one of those statements that you can read and immediately and 100% justifiably never listen to a thing that person says.
I've been some places, many of them not even 3rd world, and I am absolutely grateful to live in America. The only country I'd pick otherwise that I've been to is New Zealand but even then I'd be giving up a lot but would be gaining other things.
Like, yeah, some shit sucks here. It does everywhere. We have a lot of work to do...so does everyone.
I'm Venezuelan and I've had hardcore left leaning people tell me that the US is worse than my country...
I've been in 3rd world countries and the U.S isn't a 3rd world country, but it certainly isn't the American Dream older people grew up believing in.
Coming from an eastern European country by reading this post i learned to appreciate my country a little bit more now.
Well at least you don't live in shithole America where a dictator runs your life.
— Reddit, probably
It really sickens me how many American redditors don't appreciate how fortunate they are to be from here.
The US definitely isn't perfect and I don't think we should just sit back and say "USA #1, nothing needs to change" but the lack of perspective that some people have is pathetic.
Not everyone in the United States is fortunate though, the inequality is insane.
If you have money it's a great place to live, if you don't, good luck.
Being at the literal bottom of the totem pole in america is still probably better than living in certain 3rd world countries
The inequality is not insane compared to other countries though. This is Reddit's most popular and inaccurate misconception. There are tons of other countries where there are caste systems, labor camps, and SEVERE racial, religious, and gender discrimination. We don't have a perfect system but our accountability is definitely higher than most. I wish people travelled more honestly. They don't know what they are talking about.
Reddit has jumped on the Bernie bandwagon and only looks at money and then hates people for it. As if Jeff Bezos just took a large part of a predetermined pie, and not actually grew the pie and completely innovated the modern human market place.
If you want to argue about the raising the quality of life for the lowest common denominator in this country that's great and a conversation to have. But the disparities here are not as great or as meaningful as they are in many other countries.
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Yeah, agreed. I'm an American living in Mexico and healthcare is MUCH more affordable and accessible than in the US. I was floored when I realized I could be diagnosed and prescribed medication without owing a copay. It'a pretty ignorant to say "you're American, you should be grateful" when in reality it's only a super small percentage of Americans who reap the benefits of living there.
Super small? If we take the examples OP used, it is a quite large percentage. High speed internet is available almost everywhere. GPS mapping is practically everywhere. It takes on average days, not months, to get various services like internet hooked up and turned on. Healthcare inequality is huge, that is a good point.
You're talking about urban areas. I'm from a rural area that didn't have access to internet until sometime after I left home in 2011. Some areas still don't. So many non urban areas are still pretty neglected when it comes to opportunity, schooling, nutrition, etc. It seems the only rural areas the government cares about are the ones they can pipeline oil through.
I wouldn't say super small, but yeah that's about right.
Yep this. I moved to Mexico as well 3 years ago. When comparing both countries and the lifestyle you are essentially forced to live when you have no capital, sure the modern conveniences you can have in the US can be nice but it's also important to reflect on how far we've come and the cost to get us there. And I think the US has more than crossed the line when it comes down to things. The modern conveniences on offer aren't even close to being worth the insanity of what goes on in that country.
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that is certainly true as well. they're already running the show, truth be told. an unfortunate symptom of corruption that only gets worse the longer the status quo allows it
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99% of the responses are complaining about disparity and healthcare.
And those are both legitimate concerns. They do not however change the fact that the vast majority of the world's population wishes they had been born in a country like the United States.
Disparity isn't a legitimate concern. It's just an arbitrary statistic.
Healthcare is. But the "solutions" people on Reddit love are really really bad.
This! I came from a third world nation (Philippines) and when I see Redditors compare the US to a third world nation, I cringe hard. The US has its many faults, but I could never imagine going back! I now live a very comfortable life that only a few of my former countrymen could dream about. My family's needs are well taken care of and to the point where we can focus on our wants. It's not even a comparison. Even when we first immigrated here having nothing established, we were still doing better than 90% of my family back home. Again, not saying it perfect or the US doesn't have it's poverty-stricken areas (I have lived in some of the lowest poverty areas in Mississippi, arguably in the whole nation, growing up), but it's still light-years from what my distant Filipino family has to go through.
I live in Brazil.
a third world country with a dictator running my life
with a moron wannabee dictator running your life.
Also in Brazil, don't like bolsonaro but he's not a dictator lmao
I live in Canada and want to live in the Caribbean like Cayman Islands, the virgin Islands, one of the safer, more civil islands. I was born in Trinidad and visited in 2014. It's a total shithole of corruption and fucked up people.
I hold dual Cayman/US citizenship. I lived in the Caymans for about 8 years and my mother lived there for 20.
I would encourage you to stay in Canada. If for no other reason than because of the opportunities. The labor market in the islands is very limited as well as educational possibilities. Many with professional degrees in the Caymans obtained them in the US or U.K.
The underlying racism and classist attitudes are far worse there as well. If you aren't rich or don't suck up to someone who is you'll never get ahead. If you are on a work permit you are a sub class individual. And to put it very bluntly, if you are a non white from a different island you will be treated as damn near sub human.
And just because the standard of living is higher does not mean that the typical third world corruption and crime isn't there. If you have money you can literally get away with anything. If you don't, well consider yourself lucky if you get in trouble and are deported with without prison time.
None of that event touches the astronomical cost of living. Wether it's housing or basic necessities it will cost multiple times what it does in even larger cities in the US and Canada.
But hey, it is beautiful.
Wow. Thank you for that. While I know the col is insane and the opportunities are very limited, it was somewhere I thought I really wanted to live. I didn't know about the racism and classism there... That's sad to hear as a WOC that also faces racism living in Canada... I guess I'll stay put.
I live in the USVI and what he said is very similar. Our power plant is probably falling apart but they have no money to fix and we randomly lose power island wise. All of this was supposed to be fixed after the US federal government gave millions to the islands to fix the power. Most of the money was "used" but everyone ive talked to agree that weve seen no change. Corruption is rampent and one day i want to move off. I would say that the best way is just vacation here, it helps local buisnesses, you get to experience the good parts, but dont live here and dont live with the bad.
I took my children to a 3rd world country a year ago to show them how lucky they were. We stayed in a resort for a few days. Then we took them to the real part of the country. They were so shocked. I explained how they are lucky to have something as simple as a bottle of water.
Where did you go?
The Philippines
honestly i would be apprehensive and scared to take my children abroad...
This was years ago
We want our children to go to 100 countries before they are adults
Seriously? I live in Cambodia and drink water from the tap, lol.
It actually won awards from Sweden for being so awesome.
I feel you mate.
I am from Argentina, finishing my pharmacy degree while working as a analitycal chemist in a paharmaceutical lab. I make 900 usd a month which is a LOT in my country and that´s realy sad because as a chemist in a first world country I could easily make 10x times the money in the same job. As a 25 y.o. if I decide to stay forever here I won´t be ever able to own a home because a decent humble apartment here is >150k U$S.
Also I am pretty frustrated, I can´t fullfill my passion of working as an organic chemist because we have no chemical industry at all and the investigations running in our colleges are really under funded wich means you will work in relly bad conditions and constantly struggle for getting things done.
Anyway I am looking forward to finish my studies here and chase a master´s degree in organic chemistry in Madrid, and never come back.
I am really going to miss my friends and my family but I can´t find any other way of fullfilling my dreams than leaving this shithole.
P.S.: Sorry for the rusty english, I am looking forward to improve it.
If you're looking to move to Europe, there's a high chance you're eligible for Italian citizenship since you're from Argentina. Look into it.
If you get a VPN you can bypass a lot of those restrictions.
It never works for Netflix :(
NordVPN works for me, but it's not the best choice for that specific utility. Some VPNs are designated specifically to bypass Netflix blocks, such as Surfshark®.
The good VPNs are too expensive D:
That must suck. I am sorry. But here in Germany, if you have the standard medical insurance, you have to share your room with 2 other dudes in hospitals too. Only if you have a private insurance you get single rooms. Idk how it is in other countries. Tbh I can not imagine how hard it would suck to live in a 3rd world country. I am very lucky to live in Germany. Hope you'll get the chance to move away from your country.
It's really crazy how Germany is successful after losing so bad in the world wars. They were devastated twice and got back up. But my shit 3rd world country has never had a big war and never profreased
It kinda helps getting a loan from the USA.
The Marshall Plan was a loan of 12 Billion dollars to Europe to get it on its feet again.
They were crushed after WWI but after WWII the allies smartened up and didn't punish them so severely
I am from Romania and I feel you i just got my drivers license and oh boi is it hard with all the aggresive drivers and shit .I swear after driving for 20 min i am fucking sweating but this is not the worst part of living here . Our medical system is so bad a lot of people die in hospitals not because of the disease they have but for getting infected due to improper sterilisation
Not only am I lucky for living in a first world country, I am also lucky that I was born in the modern era. 100 years ago everywhere was like what you described.
100? Try living 30 years ago. The only source of porn was magazines in a shed in the woods.
When I see Americans on here bitching and moaning about how bad they have it i think of posts like this. I am so grateful to have been born in a land of plentiful resources and ample opportunities. I hope you have a chance to gain citizenship where you want to, OP.
I sort of understand you. My family moved around a lot, but long story short: I grew up in Texas, saw myself as Texan, my friends were in Texas.
But suddenly my Dad had to move again and we had to go to our "homeland" in Brazil. Only lived there for two years and moved back after many protests against my Dad, but much of my perspective was as a middle schooler.
I hated how I felt I jumped back in time. I had to drop all the TV shows that I was a fan of because the seasons and episodes were all four years in the past for some god damn reason. YouTube was just beginning and I wasn't adept enough to find TV shows online so I had to have a hobby shift.
I was also of course, socially isolated a lot. I could understand Portuguese, but I could hardly speak it.
As an adult moving to Brazil would present a lot of new challenges, but looking back at Brazil it probably was responsible for me becoming a social introvert who spends too much time online.
Third world countries suck, there's also that aspect were you lose that feel of "I could do anything!"
There was also the anxiety that I wasn't getting good education. Either the classes I had were to easy, or I wasn't understand what was being taught because it was in Portuguese.
But I did come out of it have a much stronger understanding of culture. Growing up I was a very sensitive child, it could've been possible that I might've turned into an SJW staying in the US for middle school. But being relentlessly teased in Brazil (Brazilians are very famous for that) and understand that a lot of SJW ideology is extremely America centric with a lot of American assumptions about race, gender, and the world, it inoculated me from that ideology.
Where I live in Canada you will pretty much never get a private room in a hospital unless you're contagious with something deadly.
Even when I was in labor I had to share a room, and no my husband wasn't allowed there because it was beyond visiting hours.
While you're points are fair I find them a bit shallow and superficial, for the most part, when you want to express the distaste you have in living in a country. I also lived in the ugly part of a 3rd world country, and the things I hated the most was the amount of junkies that lived close to my house, the police were blatantly corrupt, drug dealers in each corner, gang wars, crimes and murders each day. The health system was straight up garbage, to which I lost many people dear to me.
I could live with slow internet, traditional work and overpriced stuff, but it becomes impossible to live a laid back life when just going down the street could warrant a stab in the gut or a bullet in the chest.
It's packed to the brim with a bunch of other loud, frustrated and annoying people who seem to have no public decorum and think it's funny to litter by throwing their trash out the window.
This is biggest part of the problem, in my opinion. How do you get people to care? Care for their country. Care for their countrypeople. Care for their health. Care for their jobs. The list is goes on forever, but it all starts with caring. How do you get people to care?
In India the entire bureaucracy and almost all government services run on bribes.
Honestly your internet woes sound identical to what we get here in Australia bc our government bungled our infrastructure.
I'm only an hour and a half from a major city and I can't even get mobile phone reception in my own house.
As a Nigerian, I feel your pain.
It sounds like now you know what you want out of life from your life experiences. Now go out there and get it.
It's not easy to move to a first world country from third world.
"Go out there and get it" lol yeah just pay hundreds of dollars for visa applications to first world countries that are guaranteed to get immediately denied. Join the throngs of hundreds of thousands trying to get out. Realize you may have to lie, cheat, and suck your way up your way of there, and THEN rely on blind luck akin to winning the lottery.
"Go out there and get it" is the same as American "pick-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps" talk. It works when the education system functions and there are actually jobs and opportunities, or investment money to make your own. Otherwise.... you stuck. God save you if you have family obligations on top of that.
This should be higher
No it shouldn't.
You make it sound like we just live in a bad situation in 3rd world countries because we don't want to get out of here enough.
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Would that country be Venezuela, by any chance?
There would be no health insurance in that case.
Yet 99% of Reddit would say you have it better than living in the US
I was born in Guyana, South America, your next door neighbor. I visited about 6 years ago and the block I grew up on still had no street lights. By 6pm it was pitch black.
People were still selling ice from there house. The family living at our old house had to use an outhouse bathroom.
It's no joke out there.
Paying for Netflix sounds great, just be prepared to receive half of the content that bigger countries have due to licensing and region restrictions.
Get a VPN?
This is exactly what I have been saying for years and years. My country is even worst
I have family that live with in a third world country and we usually visit them in the summer but when we're there there is literally nothing. No malls no places to rent a nice car no malls unless u go to the capital. Although the climate is beautiful and there some nice restaurants it's not fun when ur young and want to do things. When get back to America it usually feels better than being there because I have all the comforts I want
For the longest time I have wanted to found a country, and knew that the beginning stages would involve much of this. Could you or others elaborate a bit more on the complaints you's have, so I can understand them better? It would help me think of ways to mitigate
I'm from Argentina and I gotta tell you... this hits home. Of course there are silver linings, but so, so many negative things too! For example, we're only dealing with the coronavirus because our leaders were too lazy to close the borders on time, and people is so goddamn stupid here that they aren't respecting the quarantine. I have neighbours that invite people over every single day. And it's infuriating since all of this is preventing a friend of mine to go to the hospital to meet their psychologist, to give just one example.
I have family in Spain, I've been there many times and everyone always tells this story of the time my parents and I were in Madrid (I was like ten) and there were people protesting on the main street: police were escorting them, the stop light turned red and they stopped, too. I was dumbfounded, and allegedly asked my mom why the fuck weren't they going over it and destroying things like I'm Buenos Aires. Everybody laughs at it, but is it really a good thing I thought it was normal to break windows and setting fires while protesting as a child?
To be fair in Europe we did have our fair share of bloody protests.
I was offered paper to wipe my but in rural China lol.
The internet was quite good tho.
I recently waited for 4 months for my home internet to be installed, with a maximum download speed of 10Mbps. If it rains, it drops closer to 3Mbps.
Ah, a fellow Australian!
referring to are in Suriname where I currently live.
Wait, what? Should I move to Suriname for better internet? What is your ping?
I feel you on a spiritual level to be honest - I can't help but wish that the third world would get its shit together, modernise as a unit and trade with each other instead of allowing the first world to take advantage of its resources and cheap labour.
I'd say about 20% is personal responsibility and 80% is foriegn intervention / dependency on the first world.
HOWEVER, it depends on what you want from life. I live in the UK and I hate the pressure of it. All you do is live to work and sleep - constantly. Sure, public transport system is good but what's the point if all you do is travel to work until you're 65?
Whenever I go back home, I see the balance they have between business and pleasure and I feel envy - they work to get by and lead a much more fulfilling life than I do. I know it's hard and depressing to be in a place like that sometimes - but in the grand scheme of things we're all going to die one day. I'd rather spend my time in a place which has HEART AND SOUL than some robotic-like society that converts my life into economic profit - chews me up and spits me out.
This is why I'm in the process of making plans to move. Life is too short to be wasted in this way. Good luck to you!
I get you. And most of the issue on our third world countries lie on the huge levels of corruption and systematic racism, classism, etc.
Completely agree. Not to mention that any time a third world country elects a leader who actually cares about their people's wellbeing, they mysteriously disappear. Huge coincidence.
As a person who lives in a third world coumtry... your ignorance amazes me. Do you think we live in a hut, go fish at the river come by, sleep and then dance? No man, we work in offices, we study all day in universities, we drive pur cars like you doo, ride the bus and go off to work from 7am to 4pm to be at home back at 5 or 6pm so we can pay our houses, or mortages and cars and kids school. No we dont all work in swetshops and sleep on the ground and eat fruit form a tree. Want to know why we "dont have our shit together"? Well tyrns out it was convenient for colonizers for us to have invompetent goverments who could do nothing so we couldnt revolt or get our shit together and advance economically, bc then powerfull countries would loose their monopolies. Also, man really? And third point is, hell yeah i would love to live on excess and have all my whims and demands be met in a second and for me to be able to buy all i want and desire. But turns out if thw whole world lived like a first wourld country, there would not be enough resourcess. Climate change would be by the numbers, extinct sepcies, no ice pcaps and no trees. So no baby, no
And yes, we have internet, netflix, iphones and all the new stuff you wpuld like. Tv series, international food, brands and stores too. We have big and small stores, we have 5 star hotels, we have big malls and we have cinemas too
Idk what you mean by simple life style. You might as well go into the countrie side in france, buy a cow and live your life growing gerapes in a vineyard to make vine if you want a quiet lifestyle.
I am from a third world country and I have lived in a third world country and I often go back to said third world country so nothing you've said is shocking to me. I know it all.
I literally said 80% of the reason that we are the way we are is because of foreign intervention aka colonialism / neo-imperialism. We do have to take SOME level of responsibility but the majority of the reason boils down to who leads the march in this world. We have no disagreement there.
When I talk about being advanced I'm not talking about Netflix and iPhone - my family back home dress better than I do so I know what's available - everything you mentioned is globalised. To be advanced means to have low levels of corruption and high levels of good quality educatiom ect - this is what needs improvement.
Idk who lied to you and said the world doesn't have enough resources for everyone to live a first world life but it is very possible.
I don't think the third world population live on hills and sing lullabies all day but I know for a fact that they have a better quality of life if it was measured in terms of community spirit and genuine happiness. This is what I'm talking about. In the UK, you could be bleeding to death in the street and nobody gives a fuck. When people jump in front of trains, the English get mad about the delays and simply don't care about a life lost.
The ignorance is palpable
Are you seriously trying to say to that you'd rather live in a third world country because they have a better work/life balance? How is your head up your arse to come out with that?
The person above you has definitely never lived in a third world country before and it shows lmao.
Matter of fact as an immigrant from a third world country, I can whole heartedly tel you I plan on going back to live there. My family and I came to the USA when I was 5 and I am very fortunate to have had the opportunities here but I am actively planning my life back in my home country simply due to the quality of life I know I will have. I no longer am willing to be in a rat race any longer as a skilled healthcare worker with a masters degree. I encourage you to Take a trip somewhere that's in these developing countries and you'll see that even in places where they may not be so fortunate, they are still genuinely thankful and have neighbors who will help them in challenging times. It's a collective society instead of individualistic. So yes, I would most definitely go back to a third world country
I am from India, just came back after living for 6 months in Liechtenstein, a neighbor of Switzerland.
I just can't start to explain the difference there is between the way India and an European countries work. It is very painful to live in a 3rd world country, after you have lived in a fully developed country.
I'm Argentine and I would add:Wanna play video games?prepare to play against Brazilians with an infinitely faster connection(South American servers are in Brazil)
Each country has it's good/bad points. It boils down to what you are willing to tolerate. I've always lived in USA, but I was in the Navy 14 years, I've been to a lot of other countries. They were nice places to visit, but I'll stay with the USA. If you truly do not like were your at, do what it takes to move.
You should say that to the whiny American people here (I live in Cali and there's a lot of people like that) and I came from a 3rd world country, Philippines.
I'm pretty sure most of the Redditors who complain all day have never stepped foot on a 3rd world country lmao.
I'm glad I'm living in America. Sure it's very flawed but at least I don't have to worry about myriad of things. Though, it's getting progressively worst.. it's starting to feel like a 2nd world tbh
This is why those of us who live in America, Canada, UK, etc should be thankful to be able to do so.
Get a vpn and access all the netflix content you desire
It's one of the reasons I've never gone back. After leaving the Caribbean for the U.S. I have no desire to ever live in my home country. The assbackwards bureaucracy, outdated and slow as a dead snail.
Public transportation is a nightmare, driving is an ever bigger hazzard. Utility services are trash, that either barely function, or only function for a few hours at a time.
Don't even get me started on corruption, and crime. The U.S. level of corruption, can't hold a candle, to what goes on in my country.
The road traffic part got to me. I was (very lightly, thankfully) rear ended once for stopping for a pedestrian behind a zebra crossing. Mind you it was a super busy road and we were going at max speed of 10km/h.
Maybe late to your post, but I do understand you. Though I necessarily do not hate my country. I was born here, and the relations I have had are all here. I am proud od my country and I know it did nothing to deserve the corrupt leadership it has today, or the sad history that has scarred it. I come Southern Afrika myself and I do abhor the politics of democracy that have left my fellow country people in poverty and desperation. Sadly colonialism did not leave us good ideas about what to do with our countries once we got them back. Our leaders were born into one form of patriarchy - we had kingdoms where kings ruled and domineered over their subjects - and then were subjugated into another - colonisation, which treated our people worse than a cat would treat a rat. They do not know better; all they know is the various ways to keep power - corruption, using state apparatuses and outright violence and murder. It is not something we signed up for growing up. Neither did our ancestors sign up for colonisation, but they are choosing the destiny of the countries they inherited from colonisation. It is the challenge of our generations and the generations that will come to choose a different way of life. To choose a life that mirrors the worlds we admire. Would it not be a good thing if OP had returned and showed people how to start on the kind of like they lived in Canada? It is easy to run away. But I think it will do nothing to get our suspended feet back on the ground. For in the end, we will belong nowhere. I say this with the full understanding that a sense of belonging and nationalism will not mean anything to a hungry citizen. I guess I am just wondering whether we would run again if things turn sour in our country of adoption. Because what the people we admire did was to build their nations from scratch. They did not run. I know some had a jump start with slavery and colonisation, but they still stayed and built their countries from the ground up. I wish citizens in the Third World realised this. Of course more often than not we have had a leadership that worshipped power more than nation building. But the onus is upon us to set these things right.
I feel you. I live in Brazil and feel like ripping my hair out everyday because of the vast amount of issues in our people and in our systems
Hey dont know if you will see this response since this post has a bunch of replies but can i ask what island/country. I also live in the Caribbean and was born here and this post really hits home. I have family in Wisconsin i sometimes can visit and the difference is literally light and dark. Just having cell service everywhere that is usable is so big. We have it here but its pretty much worthless on most of the island.
Apart from the medical, I do not mind any of that and would trade for my london life
South Asian, living on a small island. I get you fam. I was born here and went to UK for 3 years, starting when I was 7. When I got back, I couldn't step on the floor in my house and kept saying "the floor is dirty". If you have concrete floors in a sandy tropical area, you'd get me. It really was grimy. The taps and showers had grime on them and I hated touching any of it. I adjusted better as I grew up.
I'll admit we don't have it as bad as you seem to over there. I think the worst part is: when I go abroad to a 1st world country (Singapore recently) I get mixed feelings.
I was genuinely impressed at how automated and organized everything was, and by the attitude of the people living there (no catcalling, no pervy looks, noone trying to touch me or harrass me). But I felt stupid for not knowing how their buses and trains work, and the self- checkout counter at the supermarket was a first for me. I just felt like I didn't fit in properly, and I felt bad about it. Realistically, it'd take time to adjust and there's no problems as long as there's time.
Good news is, a close friend who travelled with me said I stood taller and seemed 10 times more confident than I looked in my home country (this was 90% due to the lack of pervs, I could wear shorts and a tank top and walk out freely knowing I wouldn't get harrassed). The one person who did catcall me was Indian, naturally.
So just settle in for now and consider going abroad to a developed country for education or employment in a couple of years. It'll help you like your home country a little more and also provide you the chance to live a better life. And while I do feel bad for how the island isn't developing faster, I also admit I can do very little. Corrupt politicians can bring us down no matter what we try and as long as the political system is unstable, things are unlikely to get better
It better to have live all your life in a 3rd world country. Than having lived in the 1st world and come back to the 3rd world.
Your getting 3mbps? Bro i get like 0.5 mbps peak over here in australia
Your internet is better than mine, and i live in rural america. I get 2 mbps max.
Whelp. This makes living in urban India seem really good. I've lived in Europe and Australia (briefly both the times) but the number of things you can get online in India is insane even when compared to first world countries. Paying bills, grocery shopping, food deliveries, buy/rent furniture, ecommerce, hell we even have an app to order a masseuse who comes with a spa bed and scented candles, the list goes in. Also we have high speed internet which happens to the cheapest internet in the entire world. I've been fortunate to have lived my entire life in cities which had no power outage issues.
But yeah, many government offices are frustrating and the roads are filled with cows and potholes and the air quality is shitty. The cities are chaotic, noisy and sometimes downright unsafe. I like to think of life here as Iiving in a first world bubble in a third world country.
As someone living in Argentina who also was lucky to experience life in America.
I feel you. Living in a third world country sucks.
You sound very reasonable. Any rational person that has experienced 1st world life and gone back to live in a 3rd world country would say the same imo
If you're frustrated by region restrictions on streaming. Just pay for a proxy service, or google how to set up kodi with venom or seren with real-debrid. 3 bucks a month, no restrictions, every show and movie at your fingertips. 10 mins of setup max
I have a coworker (we're both IT people) who bought part of an island in Panama to live on when he retires in 8 years. He and his wife are slowly building their forever home on the island but he's mentioned how hard it can be to get things lined up right in Panama, and that's with a local on the ground coordinating things.
Venezuelan here. I feel your pain bro. So many people in the first world just takes things for granted
I get it, what I hate the most of living in Mexico is the ignorance, arrogance and selfishness of some people, very little people care about things like violence against woman, environment and other stuff. People also seem to not like having nice things, a few months ago my city got new buses for public transportation and it took a week before people started writing shit on the seats, and that happens with everything, got a new park? It's going to be full of trash and graffiti (and not the creative and interesting one) in a week. Also with the pandemic going on some guys have managed to prepare massive robberies through Facebook and whats app, big groups of people just going in stores breaking glass doors and taking anything from beer to tvs, they aren't stealing food they only do this because they are bored and want to take advantage of the situation. It's makes me more angry than sad
Indian here, can relate
Do you not see any opportunities here to improve your country? You were able to go and see how much better things could be. Have you stopped to thing how you can help change where you are to make it better?
We are still working towards 3Mbps internet speeds in Australia... it's not looking good though.


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Filigree work with 9 garnets (rhodolites), weighing a combined 11.20 ct.
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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, homeless people in the area are facing more challenges than before. Many have nowhere to go now that winter shelters have closed their doors.
In addition, many businesses who hire as the beach season approaches are shut down or not hiring.
Immanuel Shelter, based in Rehoboth Beach, has offered free stays in 15 local motel rooms, and was scheduled to shut down April 1. Thanks to emergency state funding, the shelter has been granted a temporary reprieve, and the program continues, said interim President Don Peterson.
However, he said, only those currently being housed can remain, and no new clients can be accepted. "We are basically sheltering in place, trying to keep everyone safe," he said.
Code Purple emergency shelters, including one at the former Delaware State Police Troop 7 building near Lewes, shut down in mid-March.
Homeless people who have been part of the program the last few months are now asking, "What's next?"
"I don't know what is going to happen," said Dennis, a homeless man who has been housed at the Code Purple shelter. "There is no plan in place. and most of us have nowhere to go when the shelter shuts down. Soon 40 to 50 people here are going to be exposed to the environment 24/7."
"We are humans. We are not bad people," said Pamela, who is also homeless. "For many of us, we were just one paycheck away from being homeless. We've been able to find normalcy here. Hopefully, we'll get a little extension. We are trying to stay positive. Homelessness is not a bad word."
"I feel for them when they leave here. God only knows what will happen on the streets. I'm here to help as much as possible," said program coordinator Toni Short. "For many, it takes more than a few months to get back on their feet."
Had to turn people away
Peterson said rooms have been filled every night.
"We've had to turn people away and refer them to other shelters if they are open," Peterson said. "There is much more demand than supply."
Peterson said the program was new, and no one was sure what to expect. "The folks have formed a community and are mutually supportive," he said. Guests are doing room checks, taking care of trash, helping to serve meals and helping to find each other jobs.
Peterson said some changes have been made to safeguard the health of volunteers, staff and guests due to COVID-19. Volunteers have still been providing a hot meal each night, but volunteers are now dropping off food and not helping serve.
"With two people to a room, except families, we are not crowding people as we did when we had a Code Purple shelter," Peterson said. "We are keeping an eye on everyone so we don't contribute to spreading the infection."
Some report to jobs each day, but most are confined to their rooms or the immediate area.
Short, who is a nurse, said she screens everyone. If they show symptoms, they are not permitted to take part in the program, and she refers them to walk-in clinics or the emergency room. "Issues can arise because a lot of homeless people don't have medical insurance," she said.
Short said she educates and provides updates on the virus to guests. "We practice good hygiene at all times. I tell them that this is serious. They have no problem being quarantined," she said.
She said two people were sick with coughs and they were sent to the hospital. "It was a scare, but it turned out to be bronchitis," she said.
Except for people who work, Short said, she stresses the importance of minimizing exposure to the public.
Need for housing
Short said many homeless people are on waiting lists for vouchers for subsidized housing, but the waiting time can be more than a year. "So they live in their cars and in tents and are hassled by police," she said.
Short said living in tent cities exposes people to close quarters and transient people. "How can we take care of them if they get symptoms? Most won't go to the hospital," Short said.
She said all agencies and organizations that assist the homeless need to join forces to fight for affordable housing. She said the coastal area has the highest apartment rents in the region. "With rents of $1,400 and up, they are catering to the retired wealthy and pushing homeless people away," she said.
"We need to help people who are trying. We need to all connect together and find a better solution."
"Most of the people who are here are from this area and want to live here," Dennis said. "But we are part of an invisible community."
Survival during the pandemic
For homeless people who aren't in shelters, it's nearly impossible to follow any of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, said Jim Martin, homeless advocate and director of Shepherd's Office in Georgetown.
Martin said the homeless are focused on survival and finding their next meal, not on social distancing.
Martin estimates there are as many as 1,000 what he calls roofless homeless people who live in tents or cars. He said there are another 5,000 to 6,000 people who don't have homes and live with relatives, or double or triple up with others in rental houses.
He said he fears that those in the larger group are in jeopardy of becoming roofless. "Those situations could change with one bad conversation as people freak out about the virus," Martin said.
He said with closings of many businesses and social programs, normal routines of homeless people have been interrupted. "They feel more disconnected as they try to find places to eat and use the bathroom," he said.
Life and death goes on
Amid the pandemic, Martin said, life and death go on. He said a friend and regular participant in Bible study programs and volunteer at Shepherd's Office recently died of a heroin overdose. The 40-year-old father of an 8-year-old fell into depression and started using the drug again, Martin said.
The 40-year-old, who worked at Perdue, lived in a tent near the railroad tracks near Georgetown.
"He was always very kind and helpful to us. He was also caring and kind to others in our homeless community," Martin said.
A place for the homeless
Martin is reaching out to officials to set aside property for area homeless to pitch their tents. "I fear that homeless will be super spreaders of the virus because they have nowhere to self-quarantine," he said.
He said if most of the homeless could be confined to one area, health officials could monitor their health.
"When those living in their cars and tents in the woods show symptoms, they will go to the hospital because they have nowhere else to go, putting people at risk," he said.
Martin also said the stress of the current situation is even harder on the homeless who are vulnerable because their immune systems are compromised due to lack of sleep and proper nutrition.
Editor's note: Last names of people who are homeless have not been used at the request of Immanuel Shelter.
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