Least White 1st World Country

[sdracklryeg]

neither of them are considered first world

Japan and North Korea are considered first world by both definitions of the term, not sure what you're smoking

[Arewn]

How many whites are in Japan?

Very few. They're a bit xenophobic.

[Coolioe]

Sweden? /10

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Mexico isn't a first world country, it's 2nd.

Mexico most definitely was not allied to the USSR during the cold war

neither of them are considered first world

Both those countries are first world nations.

[PC2]

Are asians considered white enough for you? Anyway, excluding them then Finland should be the whitest and USA the least white

Ive seen Japanese models that had extremely white skin, as white as a Northern Europeans. I'm not sure if it was natural or make up or photoshop.

[Masark]

neither of them are considered first world

Depends on one's definition. By the cold war "USA, NATO, and friends" definition, both Japan and South Korea are first world nations.

[looorg]

Both Japan and South Korea are considered "First world", along with the obvious western europeans, north america, australia and new zeland.

So least white first world country? Japan, South Korea or depending on your defintion of white there might be some of those southern european countries like turkey that arn't really the proper shade of white.

USA is obviously out of the question since only about 3/4 of the country is still fairly white.

[Piglord]

I passed a kidney stone today. That fucking sucked.

[Baneth]

It really depends on the definition of "firs world" you are using. Are you using the political term; "The bloc of democratic-industrial countries within the American influence sphere"

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworl..._countries.htm

If so, then it's most likely A toss between Turkey and Japan. Last I checked, 98.5% of Japan is Japanese, 1% is of various Asian backgrounds, and .5% is "other".

Not sure about Turkey.

Or, are you talking about the actual definition as defined by Webster:

1 "The countries of the world that have many industries and relatively few poor people : the rich nations of the world."

2 "The highly developed industrialized nations often considered the westernized countries of the world."

In which case I'd probably have to choose Japan.

[Masark]

Mexico isn't a first world country, it's 2nd.

No, Mexico is/was 3rd world, as they were not allied with the USA/NATO, nor were they allied with the USSR/Warsaw Pact. They're among the nations you wouldn't expect in that category, alongside Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Austria, and Ireland.

[PC2]

I passed a kidney stone today. That fucking sucked.

What color was it?

[Coolioe]

Depends on one's definition. By the cold war "USA, NATO, and friends" definition, both Japan and South Korea are first world nations.

Even if he was thinking 1st 2nd and 3rd world meant developed, developing, and undeveloped he would still be completely incorrect.

[looorg]

Ive seen Japanese models that had extremely white skin, as white as a Northern Europeans. I'm not sure if it was natural or make up or photoshop.

Some of them use a scarey amount of skin whitening products to basically bleach their skin, cause being white is apparently pretty.

[Cyberowl]

Oh they are finally calling them first world. they were not considered first world like 3 years ago in my international econ course

Get a refund on your education. Who the hell did not consider Japan and SK 1st world "like 3 years ago".

[PC2]

Even if he was thinking 1st 2nd and 3rd world meant developed, developing, and undeveloped he would still be completely incorrect.

I guess I could rephrase it to countries with significant European populations or Western nations. A site said it was Brazil, but I don't think they are developed.

[Piglord]

What color was it?

Light greyish tinge and pain. Pain is a color.

[Baneth]

I guess I could rephrase it to countries with significant European populations or Western nations. A site said it was Brazil, but I don't think they are developed.

They are currently defined ad one of the "Developing" nations of the world. Not underdeveloped, but not yet developed. They are apart of the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) which falls into the "2nd world" classification.

[PC2]

Also why are white people not considered colored when white light has every color?

[Themius]

Ive seen Japanese models that had extremely white skin, as white as a Northern Europeans. I'm not sure if it was natural or make up or photoshop.

Many Asian countries have a whitening fetish.

[Xargoth6634]

Oh they are finally calling them first world. they were not considered first world like 3 years ago in my international econ course

Where do you go to school? I'd demand a refund for that course.

[Grummgug]

I remember in the 1980s, it was "common knowledge" that Japan was the future superpower of the world. Americans were seriously worried about teaching their kids Japanese. Japanese investors were buying up land in America like crazy because they needed to invest in SOMETHING they had so much cash. It was kinda like how global warming zealots today defend their view of the climate. If you asserted that Japan wouldn't be anything other than the world's superpower in the 21st century, you were mocked and ostracized.

Then came 1989.

Japan's economy entered a 20 year bust. China slowly replaced them. In the 1980s, the words "made in China" were a synonym for something cheaply made that would probably break in the first 5 minutes of use. Not anymore.

Through it all, Japan has ALWAYS been a first world nation. I guess its been so long now since those heady days of the 1980s that people have forgotten.

Another possibility is the definition of "white" continues to change. "White" used to be mostly reserved for White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPs). Benjamin Franklin used to complain about too many Germans coming to America and changing the culture. Germans weren't white to him. Irish nor Polish nor Russians nor Italians were considered white at different times. "White" keeps expanding and including more races. Maybe being Japanese is "white" now to some people. I'm sure in 50 years, most people will call Latinos "white".