Quote Originally Posted by World's End Stella View Post
You mean there might be more to it than my anecdotal, superficial, make it up as I go along analysis?
Quite possibly.

Cities like KL, Bangkok and Hong Kong may appear first world from the outside, but scratch the surface and sniff the appalling truth at your peril. Cambodia, Laos and the 'Nam are definitely third world.

Singapore doesn't really count as being in Asia. It's like Switzerland if the Nazis were in power.