And You Lot Call Us Yanks Stupid.....

[jimharri]

Analogy is backwards. We in the US are spectacularly average by virtually any standardized measure of scholastic acheivement. But we are the richest country in the world and 1% of the population holds all the wealth. Collectively, we're not the smartest, but we are the greediest dickheads. Do we at least get a shout for loaning you TS Eliot? ;)

I doubt that very much, certainly going on per capita. Just did a quick check; you're not.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/bethgreenfield/2012/02/22/the-worlds-richest-countries/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.forbes.com/sites/bethgreenfi ... countries/</a>

Total GDP, richest country, not richest people, but regardless, my point stands. We're good at income inequality and mediocre at math, writing, etc.

Well; if you have a population roughly 147 times that of Qatar (the actual richest country in the world), then it stands to reason that your GDP is going to be considerably higher. Misleading though.

 

[dannybcity]

Total GDP, richest country, not richest people, but regardless, my point stands. We're good at income inequality and mediocre at math, writing, etc.

It's actually called maths.

;)

 

[DetCity]

I doubt that very much, certainly going on per capita. Just did a quick check; you're not.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/bethgreenfield/2012/02/22/the-worlds-richest-countries/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.forbes.com/sites/bethgreenfi ... countries/</a>

Total GDP, richest country, not richest people, but regardless, my point stands. We're good at income inequality and mediocre at math, writing, etc.

Well; if you have a population roughly 147 times that of Qatar (the actual richest country in the world), then it stands to reason that your GDP is going to be considerably higher. Misleading though.

That's the point. What's misleading about saying the US has the most money (i.e. the highest GDP), and is lousy at decentralizing it? Qatar is the 52nd richest "country" in the world, yet has the highest GDP per capita, implying that they have the richest people in the world (also not true since they don't count the millions of permanent foreign nationals working there who aren't counted as Qataris despite living there from birth to death.

I do, however, apoliogize for stealing netball. And trying to steal John Lennon. We should have taken better care of him.<br /><br />-- Thu Aug 02, 2012 5:35 pm --<br /><br />

Total GDP, richest country, not richest people, but regardless, my point stands. We're good at income inequality and mediocre at math, writing, etc.

It's actually called maths.

;)

Pappy always told me it was Rithmatics.

 

[Vienna_70]

Netball is actually derived from basketball.

<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netball" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netball</a>

 

[Flying in a Blue Dream]

Netball is actually derived from basketball.

<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netball" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netball</a>

TAKE IT! TAKE IT! TAKE IT!

 

[BlakeTheBlue]

Basketball is the only one of the popular "American" sports that was actualy invented there and It tells. It's a game designed for a culture with no attention span. Baseball, Hockey, "American" football etc all stem from English games Centuries old.

I don't hate America or Americans for that matter no matter how annoying they seem. As a nation their heart is in the right place. They're just a very young nation culturaly and people forget this. Imagine them as the petulant rich teenager.

 

[poyntonblue]

Jesus wept. And he probably wept some more after that.

 

[taconinja]

Jesus wept. And he probably wept some more after that.

You realize that's likely a wind-up?

 

[Barcon]

Basketball is the only one of the popular "American" sports that was actualy invented there and It tells. It's a game designed for a culture with no attention span. Baseball, Hockey, "American" football etc all stem from English games Centuries old.

I don't hate America or Americans for that matter no matter how annoying they seem. As a nation their heart is in the right place. They're just a very young nation culturaly and people forget this. Imagine them as the petulant rich teenager.

Basketball was invented by a Canadian.

 

[Crouchinho]

American flag blows away during national anthem for Serena Williams. Quality