> I wonder what LBO-sters -- especially those living in non-Western
> countries, but everyone should feel free to weigh in -- think of the
> expression "the global South." I really try hard to stay away from
> expressions that convey speakers are members of some special,
> exclusive, righteous club, so I don't like it. I have used it on a
> few occasions, out of a sense that "developing world" was too
> optimistic and imperialist -- though it's very accepted in policy
> wonk circles, probably for exactly this reason -- and "Third World"
> vaguely problematic. But I'm resistant. Thoughts? Apologies in
> advance for the naivete and likely provincialism of the question.
I call them "poor countries" -- as opposed to rich ones.