Developed vs developing

Apparently, we've been "upgraded" to developed country status. Ah hear somebody say "who they paid for that"? But seriously, ah hear in a developed country, they have a decent health care system, infrastructure and no SOE. Developed countries have found the way to reduce criminal activity significantly with positive measures instead of last ditch ones. In a developed country, customer service is a top priority and not a distant ethereal fantasy. In a developed country transparency is real not imaginary. In a developed country, the "pipe" lady simply would not be. In a developed country careers crumble and break at the first sign of a scandal. In a developed country the nationals have longer term memory. But they say we are developed, perhaps the standards have dropped. Whatever we are, we are still low on the totem pole, that's the sad reality.