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Originally Posted by HarryT
Astra,
The word "Asian" has a different meaning in the UK and US. In the UK it means "from the Indian subcontinent"; in the US it means "from the Far East" - ie Japan, China, Vietnam, Korea, etc.
I have to take issue with your remarks about "Asian" students, by the way. I have many friends in the Asian community, and their culture places an EXTREMELY high value on education, and their children work damned work and get excellent marks. I agree with you that educational standards have slipped in the UK in the last decades, but to "blame" that on Asian students is just silly.
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I realised that Asian in the UK and in the USA have different backgrounds, that is why I belatedly clarified it
I do not blame Asians. I blame government and equal opportunity and political correctness that causes the problem.
If 5 out of 10 white guys are smart and for some reason only 3 out of 10 Asian guys are smart, one cannot try and close the gap!