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Why do people generalize stuff about third world countries?

I live in Brazil, and electricity is as reliable as in the US and Europe.



Sure, maybe it's not bad in Brazil, but there are many places where it's not super good.

In Syria and Jordan, it goes off for about 3 hours every two weeks, or something like that (not scheduled, just randomly). I think the same is true for Egypt. I've heard the same about India. In fact, I've heard from a trusted person that computer/software offices in India have their own backup power generators. I can only assume the same applies to hotels and factories.




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