Quote from endsongs:
There was a recent post about a forex trading contest. Very, very few of the profitable traders were north American. So maybe you have a point.
Quote from shortie:
in those contests non-north American "traders" are simply better at cheating.
Rennick out![]()
Quote from FredBloggs:
always back the under dog - they tend to fight harder.
besides, americans naturally assume they are world champions and the best in the world at everything. this attitude sometimes leads them to complacency and a misplaced feeling of the right to be successful, without the need to work as their forefathers did.
this is why the 'yellow peril' is quickly catching up with their ambition of being the #1.
fighting to #1 has a higher probability of success than trying to defend #1 with the handicap of complacency.
Quote from mikasa:
Really? I'll have a look
It wouldn't surprise me at all. I think our education system doesn't do a good job.
They keep lowering test difficulty across the US.![]()
Quote from endsongs:
That post is in the forex section, mikasa. The test issue is definitely one part. The main factor I look at, though, is that USA kids spend way too much time watching TV, texting, playing video games and sports, etc. The time the typical USA kid spends doing homework is dwarfed by these other activities.