Slum population in your city?

[garriochio]

100% ppl in Warsaw live in slums

[lena5538]

its not too much here in minsk but there are still some parts full with slum...

[karim aboussir]

Originally Posted by garriochio

100% ppl in Warsaw live in slums

that is impossible even in the worst nations it is never 100 % no city in the world is 100 % slums

[bisco_ale]

Originally Posted by hudkina

I don't think Latin America is generally viewed as being a part of the Western World.

before you make comments like that , make sure u read a book

[Obscene]

Originally Posted by bisco_ale

before you make comments like that , make sure u read a book

exactly which book are you talking about? just "a book"? will any book do it?

[Taller, Better]

Thankfully we don't have slums.

[BarbaricManchurian]

Population of Boston in slums: 0

Population of Boston in ghettos and poor areas (under $15,000 GDP per capita): 500,000 (10% of metro area) Pretty much almost all of Lawrence, parts of Chelsea and Somerville, and in the City of Boston itself, Dorchester and Jamaica Plain. Most of these places don't look as bad as ghettos in other parts of the country though, they look middle class but there's high crime (not in Lawrence and Somerville though) and the occasional abandoned home.

[bisco_ale]

Originally Posted by Obscene

exactly which book are you talking about? just "a book"? will any book do it?

for you would be a grammar book.

[karim aboussir]

slum population in orlando metro is 4000 !!! yes we got them here !!!

[Obscene]

Originally Posted by bisco_ale

for you would be a grammar book.

for me would be a grammar book, eh?
ok im gonna make to sure to read "A BOOK", i've heard alot of good things about it..

im not sure how that would help hudkina's geography-skills tho'.. you have'nt yet told him the name of the book you were talking about..

[Brummyboy92]

Many areas in Birmingham (UK) with a diffrent culture in it are not very nice areas, im not sure why as the goverment is happy to let immagrants into the country however the state that some of them live in is dissgusting, and I feel that the goverment is seriously neglecting these areas.

[Iggui]

Originally Posted by hudkina

I don't think Latin America is generally viewed as being a part of the Western World.

Originally Posted by hudkina

Do a little research on what is meant when people say "western" and you'll find the answer to your question.

this just shows how little you know about latin america or the extent of the "western" world .
perhaps instead of telling latin americans to do some research you should do some yourself (you can even do it on SSC, try visiting latinscrapers ).

[nuevo-chicago]

Of course Latin America is considered "western," the major influences and most of the people come from the continent of Europe.

[kurklk]

I think the word slum shouldnt Just mean a shanty town like what we see in Brazin or India. I think slum should mean people's last resort for housing. There are areas here in the Bay area where no same man would ever live. crime, disease, drugs, gangs, entire families of 4 or 5 living in one bedroom apts, disrepair etc etc etc. Of course being in the west they are 1 million times better then the real slums of India/Brazil however like the slum dwellers of Mumbai and Rio these people have no way out. They cannot afford to get out of the place they live even if it is to a better place for the same price.

They are not where they live cause They liked it there and moved there they are there because they have no alternatives.

[Iluminat]

Originally Posted by karim aboussir

that is impossible even in the worst nations it is never 100 % no city in the world is 100 % slums

garriochio have some serious drug problems so feel sorry and don't listen to him

[Patrick-RJ]

Originally Posted by Iggui

this just shows how little you know about latin america or the extent of the "western" world .
perhaps instead of telling latin americans to do some research you should do some yourself (you can even do it on SSC, try visiting latinscrapers ).

[Taller, Better]

We have areas that are run down but no real slums. I was walking my dogs past these houses the other day, and thought about this thread. The street itself is not that bad, but these rental houses are disgraceful and neglected, with garbage piled in the front.

[KIWIKAAS]

Originally Posted by Iggui

this just shows how little you know about latin america or the extent of the "western" world .
perhaps instead of telling latin americans to do some research you should do some yourself (you can even do it on SSC, try visiting latinscrapers ).

Usually the term ''western countries'' refers to the ''cultures and peoples of Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand.'' Generally ''the west'' is a socio-economic-cultural definition.
South America is a borderline region in the respect as the continent is made up of third world and developing nations thus not really fitting into the mainstream definition of ''western''.

[Maelstrom]

Originally Posted by Obscene

for me would be a grammar book, eh?
ok im gonna make to sure to read "A BOOK", i've heard alot of good things about it..

im not sure how that would help hudkina's geography-skills tho'.. you have'nt yet told him the name of the book you were talking about..

There are far too many incredibly poor parts of South America for any nation there to be considered "The West".

"The West" is pretty much Western Europe, North America, NZ, Australia....

[Patrick-RJ]

Originally Posted by KIWIKAAS

Usually the term ''western countries'' refers to the ''cultures and peoples of Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand.'' Generally ''the west'' is a socio-economic-cultural definition.
South America is a borderline region in the respect as the continent is made up of third world and developing nations thus not really fitting into the mainstream definition of ''western''.

If my country is neither a "western country" nor an "eastern country", what the fXXX is my country???

You should know better about other parts of the world. If the differentiation is cultural, Latin America, like EUA, was colonized by Europe. If the differentiation is economic, Japan should be considered a western country.