# Life in the third world Ain't Fun!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-the-third-world-aint-fun/99370>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 21, 2002, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-the-third-world-aint-fun/99370 "2002-03-21T17:43:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-the-third-world-aint-fun/99370/1 "2002-03-21T17:43:59Z")

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I just saw where the NATINAL GEOGRAPHIC located an afghani woman who was photographed in 1985 (as a 12 year old girl). She is now 29, and looks like 69! Clearly, she has aged far more than a western woman would (most women in the USA are still not at their peak of attractiveness at 29). So to all of those critics of our western lifestyle-here’s the proof! if you want to live an “organic” stress-free life style (like we had in medieval days, or as exists today in Afghanistan), then be prepared for a short, painful and nasty life-with the added bonus of rapid ageing!☹

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**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-the-third-world-aint-fun/99370/2 "2002-03-21T18:09:02Z")

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First of all, here’s a [link](http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1870000/1870382.stm) .

Second of all, she doesn’t look 69. She looks like a 29 year old who’s had a hard life so far. She’s had four children, one of whom died in infancy. She’s lived in a country where women have been horribly oppressed. “Organic stress-free lifestyle”? Don’t think so.

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-the-third-world-aint-fun/99370/3 "2002-03-21T18:17:19Z")

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**Moderator’s Notes:** What’s the point of this? Is there a reason why I shouldn’t move this rant to the Pit, or even lock it off entirely?