There have been reports of YouTubers I watch getting sick after eating food in third world countries. However, these countries are also home to a large number of people who do not get sick from eating the same food. I think this suggests that the locals may have developed stronger immune systems. What do you think?

  • eu@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Not sure what country you’re talking about but as someone born and raised in a third-world country with free, universal healthcare I can tell you I’m offended.

    • ThrowThrowThrewaway8@vlemmy.net
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      1 year ago

      Man I really think this highlights how badly we need to stop using the word third-world. Thanks for pointing that out. It is antiquated and just used arbitrarily these days. I was trying to convey war-torn countries, countries with too much unrest to support a universal healthcare system, etc. Those descriptions are not descriptive of every third-world country.

    • Confused_Idol@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Depends on what part of the 3rd world we are talking about. Majority of African nations for example do not have UHC yet. Asia is a better off in this regard but not the entire continent.