[We have UC#2 to thank/blame for today’s BLOTT]
Time is precious. We all have a finite amount of this cherished gift that has been bestowed upon us. We should make the most of this treasure by doing good works, alleviating suffering, and…. when we need a moment of respite…. With great trepidation and against our better judgement, we dive into the oh-so-human phenomenon known as The Bachelor.
Some Background….
The Bachelor is an American romance and relationship multimedia franchise which began with the reality television series The Bachelor in 2002 and now includes multiple spin-off television series, a podcast network, a website, live tour, and more.
The franchise has been financially successful, bringing in $86 million in advertising revenue alone in 2017.
Wikipedia
Let’s Enumerate, Shall We?
Let’s see if we can correlate / causate / confuse / conflate The Bachelor with Per Capita Mean / Median Adult Wealth
By Rouen DS – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
By Rouen DS and Arabeditor11786 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
But first…. A quick math review
Since most countries have a disproportionate concentration of wealth at the top. we’ll go with Median.
| Location | Adults | Median | Mean | Gini % |
| Albania | 2,200,000 | 17,280 | 34,839 | 68.6 |
| Algeria | 28,349,000 | 3,226 | 12,491 | 85.2 |
| Angola | 15,394,000 | 1,716 | 5,418 | 81.2 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 71,000 | 8,916 | 30,634 | 82.5 |
| Argentina | 31,540,000 | 4,354 | 13,323 | 80.0 |
| Armenia | 2,179,000 | 14,215 | 34,988 | 73.2 |
| Aruba | 82,000 | 18,428 | 61,622 | 81.9 |
| Australia | 19,564,000 | 247,453 | 496,819 | 66.3 |
| Austria | 7,314,000 | 68,492 | 245,225 | 76.1 |
| Azerbaijan | 7,278,000 | 9,209 | 21,578 | 72.3 |
| Bahamas | 287,000 | 10,885 | 72,971 | 88.9 |
| Bahrain | 1,376,000 | 13,904 | 84,313 | 89.7 |
| Bangladesh | 110,099,000 | 3,842 | 9,796 | 75.0 |
| Barbados | 223,000 | 31,436 | 91,291 | 80.9 |
| Belarus | 7,312,000 | 18,466 | 34,835 | 67.1 |
| Belgium | 9,055,000 | 249,937 | 352,814 | 59.6 |
| Belize | 259,000 | 3,928 | 14,966 | 83.4 |
| Benin | 6,218,000 | 922 | 2,823 | 79.8 |
| Bolivia | 7,395,000 | 4,913 | 14,222 | 80.6 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,627,000 | 16,484 | 33,593 | 69.0 |
| Botswana | 1,427,000 | 3,591 | 16,567 | 88.5 |
| Brazil | 157,120,000 | 5,702 | 29,452 | 88.4 |
| Brunei | 318,000 | 6,983 | 39,908 | 89.0 |
| Bulgaria | 5,487,000 | 22,759 | 47,074 | 70.6 |
| Burkina Faso | 10,144,000 | 563 | 1,713 | 79.6 |
| Burundi | 5,741,000 | 453 | 947 | 70.2 |
| Cambodia | 10,532,000 | 2,185 | 6,036 | 77.5 |
| Cameroon | 13,517,000 | 910 | 3,271 | 83.7 |
| Canada | 30,474,000 | 137,633 | 369,577 | 72.3 |
| Central African Republic | 2,296,000 | 260 | 952 | 85.3 |
| Chad | 7,581,000 | 483 | 1,297 | 77.2 |
| Chile | 14,409,000 | 19,544 | 54,082 | 78.8 |
| China | 1,115,602,000 | 27,273 | 75,731 | 70.9 |
| Colombia | 36,500,000 | 4,450 | 15,464 | 83.1 |
| Comoros | 471,000 | 1,256 | 5,285 | 86.2 |
| Congo | 2,868,000 | 380 | 1,465 | 85.4 |
| Costa Rica | 3,795,000 | 19,356 | 55,545 | 79.7 |
| Croatia | 3,270,000 | 34,837 | 70,461 | 69.6 |
| Cyprus | 691,000 | 40,957 | 158,321 | 78.4 |
| Czech Republic | 8,519,000 | 23,502 | 90,393 | 78.5 |
| Denmark | 4,559,000 | 186,041 | 409,954 | 73.6 |
| Djibouti | 645,000 | 1,285 | 3,853 | 78.4 |
| Dominica | 50,000 | 13,789 | 44,406 | 81.1 |
| DR Congo | 42,527,000 | 492 | 1,662 | 83.0 |
| Ecuador | 11,782,000 | 7,610 | 21,650 | 80.3 |
| Egypt | 61,853,000 | 6,656 | 20,195 | 79.2 |
| El Salvador | 4,304,000 | 15,049 | 47,422 | 81.7 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 821,000 | 7,501 | 30,333 | 87.1 |
| Eritrea | 1,802,000 | 1,431 | 3,688 | 76.0 |
| Estonia | 1,035,000 | 39,586 | 78,777 | 73.1 |
| Ethiopia | 61,191,000 | 2,124 | 4,905 | 72.5 |
| European Union | 355,665,000 | 77,515 | 213,429 | |
| Fiji | 574,000 | 5,950 | 17,998 | 78.5 |
| Finland | 4,399,000 | 84,093 | 179,986 | 72.4 |
| France | 50,368,000 | 133,137 | 312,235 | 70.3 |
| Gabon | 1,270,000 | 5,487 | 16,217 | 79.8 |
| Gambia | 1,189,000 | 735 | 2,986 | 86.0 |
| Georgia | 2,930,000 | 9,451 | 28,169 | 79.7 |
| Germany | 68,024,000 | 66,735 | 256,179 | 77.2 |
| Ghana | 17,493,000 | 2,622 | 6,423 | 75.3 |
| Greece | 8,421,000 | 53,501 | 105,724 | 68.1 |
| Grenada | 79,000 | 19,736 | 64,092 | 81.3 |
| Guinea | 6,533,000 | 2,060 | 6,638 | 81.6 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,004,000 | 664 | 1,791 | 77.6 |
| Guyana | 509,000 | 6,896 | 18,587 | 76.8 |
| Haiti | 6,885,000 | 207 | 626 | 81.3 |
| Hong Kong | 6,338,000 | 202,406 | 551,194 | 73.7 |
| Hungary | 7,725,000 | 26,416 | 59,348 | 67.7 |
| Iceland | 259,000 | 413,193 | 498,290 | 64.5 |
| India | 931,224,000 | 3,755 | 16,500 | 82.5 |
| Indonesia | 186,544,000 | 4,819 | 17,457 | 78.0 |
| Iran | 59,323,000 | 17,341 | 51,147 | 78.8 |
| Ireland | 3,695,000 | 90,741 | 247,080 | 79.9 |
| Israel | 5,812,000 | 77,604 | 235,445 | 74.9 |
| Italy | 49,781,000 | 107,315 | 221,370 | 67.8 |
| Jamaica | 2,078,000 | 7,529 | 24,547 | 82.4 |
| Japan | 104,511,000 | 103,681 | 216,078 | 65.0 |
| Jordan | 6,041,000 | 14,219 | 38,923 | 76.7 |
| Kazakhstan | 12,373,000 | 25,225 | 58,205 | 77.4 |
| Kenya | 29,346,000 | 4,356 | 14,829 | 82.8 |
| Kuwait | 3,224,000 | 41,605 | 175,072 | 85.4 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4,040,000 | 3,398 | 8,542 | 74.8 |
| Laos | 4,472,000 | 1,366 | 6,191 | 87.3 |
| Latvia | 1,441,000 | 46,899 | 97,583 | 80.4 |
| Lesotho | 1,276,000 | 266 | 1,531 | 91.1 |
| Liberia | 2,661,000 | 1,977 | 5,886 | 80.1 |
| Libya | 4,590,000 | 5,223 | 13,420 | 76.2 |
| Lithuania | 2,115,000 | 32,385 | 69,541 | 70.6 |
| Luxembourg | 510,000 | 360,715 | 585,950 | 64.8 |
| Madagascar | 14,747,000 | 658 | 2,257 | 82.2 |
| Malawi | 9,542,000 | 620 | 2,415 | 85.1 |
| Malaysia | 23,130,000 | 8,523 | 29,314 | 83.1 |
| Maldives | 401,000 | 7,970 | 25,187 | 81.3 |
| Mali | 9,235,000 | 863 | 2,658 | 80.2 |
| Malta | 360,000 | 96,835 | 160,265 | 60.9 |
| Mauritania | 2,518,000 | 1,125 | 3,013 | 76.4 |
| Mauritius | 984,000 | 31,103 | 68,846 | 71.4 |
| Mexico | 87,983,000 | 18,920 | 55,274 | 79.3 |
| Moldova | 3,173,000 | 10,131 | 20,590 | 69.3 |
| Mongolia | 2,097,000 | 3,003 | 7,578 | 74.2 |
| Montenegro | 477,000 | 43,438 | 81,900 | 69.3 |
| Morocco | 25,026,000 | 3,896 | 13,862 | 82.3 |
| Mozambique | 15,210,000 | 570 | 1,353 | 74.9 |
| Myanmar | 36,861,000 | 3,636 | 7,670 | 68.0 |
| Namibia | 1,432,000 | 4,832 | 20,690 | 87.0 |
| Nepal | 19,193,000 | 1,685 | 4,672 | 77.6 |
| Netherlands | 13,591,000 | 112,450 | 358,235 | 78.8 |
| New Zealand | 3,668,000 | 193,065 | 388,761 | 69.9 |
| Nicaragua | 4,263,000 | 5,133 | 16,083 | 81.6 |
| Niger | 10,550,000 | 599 | 1,436 | 73.9 |
| Nigeria | 101,545,000 | 1,507 | 6,879 | 86.5 |
| Norway | 4,267,000 | 143,887 | 385,338 | 76.9 |
| Oman | 3,858,000 | 11,377 | 48,951 | 87.5 |
| Pakistan | 129,747,000 | 2,076 | 5,226 | 74.4 |
| Panama | 2,955,000 | 15,724 | 50,917 | 82.5 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5,197,000 | 1,828 | 8,606 | 88.6 |
| Paraguay | 4,616,000 | 4,930 | 14,809 | 81.0 |
| Peru | 23,041,000 | 7,555 | 22,514 | 80.1 |
| Philippines | 69,804,000 | 3,155 | 14,486 | 87.3 |
| Poland | 30,181,000 | 20,263 | 52,741 | 68.4 |
| Portugal | 8,337,000 | 70,409 | 158,840 | 70.3 |
| Qatar | 2,465,000 | 90,262 | 164,992 | 58.6 |
| Romania | 15,057,000 | 21,545 | 44,320 | 69.3 |
| Russia | 110,998,000 | 8,595 | 39,514 | 86.9 |
| Rwanda | 6,990,000 | 1,711 | 5,561 | 82.0 |
| Saint Lucia | 141,000 | 12,454 | 42,301 | 82.7 |
| Samoa | 109,000 | 4,150 | 11,929 | 77.7 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 110,000 | 1,775 | 4,162 | 73.7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 24,925,000 | 20,701 | 90,975 | 86.7 |
| Senegal | 8,492,000 | 1,664 | 5,009 | 79.8 |
| Serbia | 5,451,000 | 16,462 | 34,080 | 69.9 |
| Seychelles | 69,000 | 37,787 | 94,620 | 76.2 |
| Sierra Leone | 4,158,000 | 329 | 749 | 73.3 |
| Singapore | 4,977,000 | 99,488 | 382,957 | 78.8 |
| Slovakia | 4,341,000 | 40,703 | 62,125 | 50.8 |
| Slovenia | 1,668,000 | 75,600 | 112,526 | 64.4 |
| Solomon Islands | 367,000 | 3,429 | 11,660 | 82.0 |
| South Africa | 38,667,000 | 5,141 | 23,956 | 88.8 |
| South Korea | 42,859,000 | 92,719 | 230,760 | 67.9 |
| Spain | 37,855,000 | 107,507 | 224,209 | 68.3 |
| Sri Lanka | 14,966,000 | 8,615 | 23,991 | 77.2 |
| Suriname | 392,000 | 1,444 | 7,885 | 89.2 |
| Sweden | 7,866,000 | 77,515 | 296,800 | 87.4 |
| Switzerland | 7,047,000 | 167,353 | 685,226 | 77.2 |
| Syria | 12,229,000 | 680 | 1,911 | 77.8 |
| Taiwan | 19,803,000 | 108,247 | 273,788 | 69.8 |
| Tajikistan | 5,442,000 | 1,863 | 4,592 | 73.8 |
| Tanzania | 29,686,000 | 2,005 | 4,869 | 74.7 |
| Thailand | 54,741,000 | 9,602 | 25,956 | 76.0 |
| Togo | 4,336,000 | 488 | 1,520 | 81.5 |
| Tonga | 60,000 | 20,960 | 55,898 | 77.7 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,042,000 | 20,960 | 55,939 | 75.9 |
| Tunisia | 8,372,000 | 7,298 | 21,087 | 78.4 |
| Turkey | 59,247,000 | 5,488 | 17,578 | 80.2 |
| Uganda | 21,416,000 | 798 | 2,780 | 83.0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8,138,000 | 31,761 | 152,556 | 86.9 |
| United Kingdom | 52,752,000 | 151,825 | 302,783 | 70.2 |
| United States | 253,681,000 | 107,739 | 551,347 | 83.0 |
| Uruguay | 2,560,000 | 33,522 | 84,778 | 77.2 |
| Vanuatu | 170,000 | 5,276 | 16,347 | 79.9 |
| Venezuela | 19,373,000 | 12,955 | 33,420 | 77.8 |
| Vietnam | 69,792,000 | 5,309 | 14,569 | 78.8 |
| Yemen | 16,241,000 | 1,406 | 6,492 | 88.4 |
| Zambia | 8,987,000 | 774 | 3,761 | 89.0 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 79,000 | 7,357 | 23,728 | 81.1 |
First, the countries that DON’T have The Bachelor
Saudi Arabia
Interesting that there is no Bachelor from Saudi Arabia. I guess it would be just one episode – “I choose all of you for my harem.”
Countries that Do have The Bachelor
Vietnam
The Country: Vietnam
The Show: The Bachelor Vietnam – Anh chàng độc thân
Adult Population: 6,9792,000
Median Wealth: $ 5,309
National Bird: Lạc điểu / The Chim Lạc
National Flower: Lotus
National Dish: Pho / Phở
Bachelor Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bachelorvietnam
The Controversy
True Love and Broken Hearts
WLBOTT Contestants
Since twine seems to be under-represented on The Bachelor, we would like to submit the following contestants:
Birds, Flowers, and Food
