I feel pity for you then Third World is the term used during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either capitalism or communism. Third World countries includes most of Africa, Latin America, and Asia. and some european countries, including sweden and finland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(disambiguation)
Third World may also refer to:
Developing country, a term usually confused with Third World
Third World (band), the Jamaican reggae band
The 3rd World, a 2008 album by rapper Immortal Technique
And
Over the last few decades, the term 'Third World' has been used interchangeably with the Global South and Developing Countries to describe poorer countries that have struggled to attain steady economic development.[3] Third World countries includes most of Africa, Latin America, and Asia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World
yep, you just proved my point by posting the random pickups between the lines from wiki(now bury your false-shame about being a part of third world)....the actual term is: '"The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either capitalism and NATO (which along with its allies represented the First World), or communism and the Soviet Union (which along with its allies represented the Second World). This definition provided a way of broadly categorizing the nations of the earth into three groups based on social, political, and economic divisions. Due to many of the Third World countries being extremely poor, it became a stereotype such that people commonly refer to undeveloped countries as "third world countries," often used in a pejorative way."
Stereotypical lads are usually not the brighest ones, are'nt they :P
Dunno about your place but when people here talk about 3rd world countries they never mean the non-aligned country definition from cold war days but the economical 3rd world countries of today. Just like my quote said. What it used to mean is different what it means today.
I just aimed at what it actually means, no need to be offended to be called a third world country. Term is expired anyway, have no idea why people still use it (over here it is very rarely used, thought that only americans use it , it's usally referred as developing countries here).