• PeleSpirit@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You guys get free health care and you can return stuff? Also, don’t you have a guaranteed warranty of 3 or 4 years?

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      Five years, actually, here in Norway. Technically two years, and five if the product is meant to last appreciably longer than two years. But that is true for most things except wearable electronics like earbuds.

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        1 year ago

        I know you guys don’t live in utopia, but fuck, you have it better than us in a lot of ways.

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            I think they call it developing countries now. I don’t think Mexico is considered developing but has free healthcare, who else are you talking about?

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              First world = NATO

              Second world = Warsaw Pact

              Third world = non-aligned

              Developed world = rich countries

              Developing world = poor countries

              Global south = also poor countries, but with more emphasis on Africa and South America

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      In Australia our consumer protection laws have minimum warranty for most items (eg 3yrs or something for basic electronic products) but it scales with cost and quality.
      It does not apply to everything as far as i know, but say you buy a $8,000 TV, you would likely get 5-6 years warranty because a TV of that cost should imply, to a reasonable consumer, it is of a quality that would be expected to last 5-6 years.