Well, I don't think counting the top of a field is going to give you any accurate view of the distribution and quality of workers of any field. It mostly comes down to the individual areas. For example, getting a simple electricians education here in Denmark will more than fully qualify you as an Electrical Engineer in the US, whereas you have to study four more years here for that, while a Danish Computer Science education wouldn't hold a candle to any CompSci degree from any half-way decent US college.Major_Spittle wrote:
Oh, BTW I work with a lot of the "Super Smart top 3% of their class" type people from other countries in Europe (Intel is big in to hiring these people away) and I can say that they are no better than American engineers taught in America. But of these people the ones from France seem awfully good, not kidding, they do something right over there. Oddly enough though most of the ones from France are women it seems like.
ahem. isn't this the sort of attitude that causes such high levels of obesity in the USAThe_Mob_Returns wrote:
The other problem I have with our education system is sports. Sports are optional and should be paid for by the student who wants to participate and not by the government. There should also be a minimum grade point average such as 2.5 or 3 on the 4.0 scale for students to participate in sports. The minimum would give students and incentive to do better in school to be able to play sports.
two words: oh deararson wrote:
http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?newaddr … country=us
The I-95 runs north and south from Maine to Florida. This would intersect other interstates that could take you to Ireland. You could also take a train from any metropolitan city....
The map is a simple demonstration of how one could travel to Ireland from New York City, a popular tourist attraction.
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Em did you check the link befor saying that! Scroll down to the bottom and apologies to the nice man.brome wrote:
ahem. isn't this the sort of attitude that causes such high levels of obesity in the USAThe_Mob_Returns wrote:
The other problem I have with our education system is sports. Sports are optional and should be paid for by the student who wants to participate and not by the government. There should also be a minimum grade point average such as 2.5 or 3 on the 4.0 scale for students to participate in sports. The minimum would give students and incentive to do better in school to be able to play sports.two words: oh deararson wrote:
http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?newaddr … country=us
The I-95 runs north and south from Maine to Florida. This would intersect other interstates that could take you to Ireland. You could also take a train from any metropolitan city....
The map is a simple demonstration of how one could travel to Ireland from New York City, a popular tourist attraction.
I sincerely hope you were joking
Ever heard of the Versailles Treaty? And WWII?jonnykill wrote:
Something quite funny about you Eroupeans . In a nut shell your the kind of people who would take a bunch of punches to the face and not fight back because two wrongs don'e make a right . And fail to accept that the world is not such a nice place after all most of the time.
Um.. how about you all go fuck yourself, i am in 9th grade right now and we have "geography" class, in this class we have learned where europe, africa and asia is, we have learned most all of the countrys within those regions and we have also learned some history and some knowledge of the governments. I dont know who the hell you are talking to when you get this info.... maybe you were in kentucky? , But not all americans are "unintelligent" and stupid, its the ones who chose to be this way. For me, i choose to be one of the smart americans.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
he sure is...DaReJa wrote:
You cant be Serious....CameronPoe wrote:
When I was on a summer holiday in USA i was asked if I would be taking the train back to Ireland. Another person asked me if Ireland was off Interstate-95...
the major flaw in the american education system (for most americans) they dont learn enough about where countries are located... which i knew when i was around 10... thats what makes americans looks like idiots
Goddamit can you all just look at the video once more? It's a parody and those are actors. It says "CNNN" YES WITH 3 N's look closely. Read the scroll bar on the bottom, it's full of useless comments, things that would not be reported actually on CNN. CNN has a different layout than the blue template. the CNN logo does not have that little dot to the top right.Static-nl wrote:
On the other hand the thing thats scaring me is that some of the people on that CNN vid were like in their 20s.
And the german TV did the exact same thing with german teenagers a few months ago and most of them werent able to point out germany
In certain parts of the US, "the train" is an expression for a nonstop flight.CameronPoe wrote:
When I was on a summer holiday in USA i was asked if I would be taking the train back to Ireland. Another person asked me if Ireland was off Interstate-95...
meh my spelling also sucks at times.The_Mob_Returns wrote:
Actually, American school systems are worse than I originally thought. I was talking to my neighbor, who happens to be in 8th grade at a public school. He was reading something to me and did not know what a Roman Numeral was. That is pathetic!
I think the other big thing about people in America is they do not know how to use grammar or spelling. Sometimes I wish I did not live in America.
I'll take that bet. Let's make it a hundred.JeeSqwat wrote:
yanks are really dumb...you ask them to locate any other state then the one they live in on a map and they are clueless. Ask them to point out Iraq or Iran on a map...bet you a $1 they cannot, but yet they claim to be smart.
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Well if "stats" show this, please by all means, produce them for us.goblinstomper wrote:
Im afraid its true... Kinda.
We do have a stereotypical view of all americans as kinda dumb, like you think us brits love tea. Whether or not it is justified, i doubt it. But its probally the fact that your presedent is an absolute Dumbass.
Stats show that people with a low IQ voted for Bush... and people witjh a normal to high IQ didn't.... Bush is in power... you do the math.
lol
Sounds harsh, but i dont mean to say ALL Americans are stupid.... just some... a few... lots... well just over half.
I completely agree. When I was in Europe with my sister, the Germans would ask us where we were from. My sister was from CA, so they knew that, however had no clue where Iowa was (where I'm from), and I had to tell them it's to the west of Chicago. Aside from education issues, I think it has to do more with arrogance and prestige. Just like within the US, many NYCers aren't as familiar with a lot of the US, however most of the US is familiar with NYC.Cpt.Crambone wrote:
I'll take that bet. Let's make it a hundred.JeeSqwat wrote:
yanks are really dumb...you ask them to locate any other state then the one they live in on a map and they are clueless. Ask them to point out Iraq or Iran on a map...bet you a $1 they cannot, but yet they claim to be smart.
Something to consider though. Given the size and geography of the US vs Europe, the average European can make international travel a weekend jaunt. For Americans, it's considerably more difficult. I can assure you that the "Average Dumb American" is going to have a significantly higher understanding of US geography because that is what they have familiarity with.
For instance, I live in Chicago, it will take me at least 6 hours of driving to get me to the nearest international border (Canada). If I were living in Munich (that's in Germany), I could be in Italy, France, Belgium, or half a dozen other countries in an equivelent amount of time.
How many Europeans can point out Iowa or Indiana out on a map? I'd guess about the equivalent to your challenge above. (I can't tell you how many Europeans I've met who were surprised to find out that Chicago isn't a US state).
Enough griping...More shooting... See you in the game!
Although both funny and sad, you do realize that it's a taped event, so the people selected and edited for the clip are the worst of the lot. I could take a fake news crew to ANY country in the world, find a location of "regular" people, edit out the ones who knew what they're talking about, and then mock them for tv. Anyone who believes all (or most) Americans are like this are just as dumb as those in the video.^*AlphA*^ wrote:
well if you see this vid, geography (it has been posted before but because of this topic) i will show it again :
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid … 3510275113