Why Eastern Europe is not first world?

[Ruggery]

I can understand that some Eastern European countries cannot be considered first world, but there are others that have all the qualities to be such as the Czech Republic and Poland and the Baltic countries and are not.

[Cristiano viejo]

Slavic genes.

[Tooting Carmen]

Yes, some Eastern European countries are economically first-world and some are not. Same with the Caribbean and the Middle East.

[Blondie]

Whats your definition of first world?

[Marshall Theodore]

The concept of "first world" is utterly deturped nowadays, western world have turned into a degenerated society

[Ruggery]

Whats your definition of first world?

Before it referred to the US allies, now the first world means those more developed countries. That is, those who have a higher level and quality of life thanks to high wealth and its distribution.

[Ruggery]

The concept of "first world" is utterly deturped nowadays, western world have turned into a degenerated society

Japan and South Korea are not the West, but they are the First World.

[Ruggery]

Slavic genes.

Well then Austria and East Germany should not be first world then.

[Ruggery]

Yes, some Eastern European countries are economically first-world and some are not. Same with the Caribbean and the Middle East.

Which?

[Tooting Carmen]

Which?

Barbados, Bahamas, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands are first world. Maybe St Lucia and the Turks and Caicos Islands too.