We're #2! We're #2! We're #2!

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Well if we head into a molecular level I guess.

That particular discussion is useless unless you move it into the realm of quantum physics and throw Pavlov's dog in with Schrödinger's cat.
And even then it might prove to be rather pointless.

[Tcoat]

So the dog salivates dependent upon atomic decay or whether the cat is alive or dead?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by babydriver

Of course, if there is only one person, then there is also only one shortest person in the room too.

True they would be the shortest, tallest and the norm.

[sdwagonjp]

Originally Posted by nzer

Got a link to the list?

The list I can find still has USA as number one and us at number 69 or 70. If we overtake you you'll have something to worry about!

Here is the list. Its not in order so have fun.


http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/...PPGDP&grp=0&a=

[EAGLE5]

1.5 billion people have a larger economy than 330 million? Shocked! Shocked I say.

[nzer]

Originally Posted by sdwagonjp

Here is the list. Its not in order so have fun.


http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/...PPGDP&grp=0&a=

Why oh why do they not have them in number order when you do a report or in simple CSV file format?

Can anyone tell where New Zealand ranks? Or, get it into order numbered from 1 to 189 for the current data (looks like 2013 as 2014 is mainly projections).

[sdwagonjp]

Originally Posted by nzer

Why oh why do they not have them in number order when you do a report or in simple CSV file format?

Can anyone tell where New Zealand ranks? Or, get it into order numbered from 1 to 189 for the current data (looks like 2013 as 2014 is mainly projections).

They are not projections unless you are talking about 2015 on. These are estimates. You'll never get the exact number. As well as where New Zealand stands I cant find a list that goes past 20. Plus it depends on how you look at it when you say china is number one.

EDITED:
Actually from what I counted New Zealand is in 69th.

[Dimman]

All PPP means is they are paying less for their questionable source 'chicken' than we do for organic, free range, hippy-massaged chicken and crapping it out into single ply, sliver filled TP, vs our super-comfort, ass-master, quilted 12-ply.

Take the unmodified GPD and divide that by the population and shock yourself at how poor Chinese really are. Outside of their coastal 'elite' cities is a fucking third world, or less since not even the starving Africans have poisoned their environment as bad, country.

But that shouldn't stop us from getting our shit together just in case...

[stugray]

Why America is not the best country in the world anymore

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[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dimman

All PPP means is they are paying less for their questionable source 'chicken' than we do for organic, free range, hippy-massaged chicken and crapping it out into single ply, sliver filled TP, vs our super-comfort, ass-master, quilted 12-ply.

Take the unmodified GPD and divide that by the population and shock yourself at how poor Chinese really are. Outside of their coastal 'elite' cities is a fucking third world, or less since not even the starving Africans have poisoned their environment as bad, country.

But that shouldn't stop us from getting our shit together just in case...

Been to Detroit lately? Cleveland maybe? Whole sections of places like central Tennessee (not dissing anybody but was there recently and damn...)? Even downtown Hamilton right here in Ontario?
Don't have to go to China to find "third world" conditions I am afraid.
The difference is that China is climbing up from third world status.
What about us???????

[nzer]

Originally Posted by sdwagonjp

They are not projections unless you are talking about 2015 on. These are estimates. You'll never get the exact number. As well as where New Zealand stands I cant find a list that goes past 20. Plus it depends on how you look at it when you say china is number one.

EDITED:
Actually from what I counted New Zealand is in 69th.

Thanks. 69th isn't bad.

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Been to Detroit lately? Cleveland maybe? Whole sections of places like central Tennessee (not dissing anybody but was there recently and damn...)? Even downtown Hamilton right here in Ontario?
Don't have to go to China to find "third world" conditions I am afraid.
The difference is that China is climbing up from third world status.
What about us???????

Yes, let's base our poverty on the outliers, but China's wealth on theirs.

Please, by your logic Vancouver is the poorest city in Canada because of the DTES...

In China places that have wealth and a semblance of Western modernity, not to mention actual occupancy in said modernity, like Shanghai are the exception. Here it is Detroit-the-Bankrupt that the exception (yet its suburbs such as Novi, Southfield, where I visited last year are quite nice).

[s2d4]

Originally Posted by Dimman

Yes, let's base our poverty on the outliers, but China's wealth on theirs.

Please, by your logic Vancouver is the poorest city in Canada because of the DTES...

In China places that have wealth and a semblance of Western modernity, not to mention actual occupancy in said modernity, like Shanghai are the exception. Here it is Detroit-the-Bankrupt that the exception (yet its suburbs such as Novi, Southfield, where I visited last year are quite nice).

OK, america is number 1. Does that make you feel better?

[sdwagonjp]

Originally Posted by Dimman

Yes, let's base our poverty on the outliers, but China's wealth on theirs.

Please, by your logic Vancouver is the poorest city in Canada because of the DTES...

In China places that have wealth and a semblance of Western modernity, not to mention actual occupancy in said modernity, like Shanghai are the exception. Here it is Detroit-the-Bankrupt that the exception (yet its suburbs such as Novi, Southfield, where I visited last year are quite nice).