# Is this a rich country disease?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-rich-country-disease/852945>\
**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [May 1, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-rich-country-disease/852945 "2020-05-01T03:52:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-rich-country-disease/852945/1 "2020-05-01T03:52:52Z")

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It sure is appearing that this virus is mostly dangerous in the wealthier countries. Is this because we keep people alive that in poorer countries would have long since passed. Is it because we are fatter?

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I mentioned an article I read about south Asians being largely unaffected. Because I mentioned the article I was rudely criticized. Looking at the numbers it really does appear they they are largely unaffected along with many other poor countries.
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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-rich-country-disease/852945/2 "2020-05-01T04:06:59Z")

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So, you’re gonna keep asking this ‘question’ until you get the answer you want to hear then?

Please, link that article again, show everyone that wasn’t paying attention what qualifies as ‘evidence’ for you.

CMC fnord!

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**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-rich-country-disease/852945/3 "2020-05-01T04:20:06Z")

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> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#):
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> I mentioned an article I read about south Asians being largely unaffected.

Where? When?

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**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-rich-country-disease/852945/4 "2020-05-01T04:32:27Z")

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> [@crowmanyclouds](#):
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> So, you’re gonna keep asking this ‘question’ until you get the answer you want to hear then?
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> Please, link that article again, show everyone that wasn’t paying attention what qualifies as ‘evidence’ for you.
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> CMC fnord!

I could care less about the article now. The numbers clearly show this to be true. Most of them are at less than 3 deaths per million. South Korea a wealthier country is at 5 per million.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-rich-country-disease/852945/5 "2020-05-01T04:37:21Z")

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> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#):
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> I could care less about the article now. The numbers clearly show this to be true. Most of them are at less than 3 deaths per million. South Korea a wealthier country is at 5 per million.

**Moderating**

Sorry, you need to do better than that. This is closed. Come back with real evidence.

Colibri  
Quarantine Zone Moderator