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Ya as far as I've seen from traveling they end up in every "2nd/3rd world" countries. Not sure if Africa is really any more likely than other places for donated clothes to end up.

I'm sure the flood of clothes could be seen as an issue to some but it sure does help keep the cost of living down. I cloth my kid for pennies on the dollar thanks to pacas here in central america.

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2nd word means allied with the soviets, so not really a term you can use today. 3rd world meaning free for the talking... i mean, unaligned and developing (into one or another alignment)

thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

Trying to freeze a term that is in everyday parlance to an entity that hasn't existed in decades is a silly silly thing indeed.

I think your Ted talk should retire to YouTube tidbit channels that go over the unexpected origins of everyday sayings.

Unless your actual goal is to sow misunderstanding and distract from actual discussion.

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