The way we call "our worlds" dates back to Columbus era (nothing to do with iron curtain or economy), so Sven is right and others are wrong.
Dario Bonazza ----- Original Message ----- From: "keller.schaefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 11:47 AM Subject: AW: The morality of taking a photograph > There is (and was) the 'Old World' Europe, including Russia (!) and the 'New > World' America to which so many people emigrated in the last three > centuries. To this nomenclature the term '3rd world' was added as we know it > now. 'Old/New world' is far older than the iron curtain... > > Sven
