|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
On Tue, 11 May 2010 19:07:49 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> Is that why American people are so stupid?
>>>
>>> Or maybe it's *because* American people are stupid? IDK.
>>>
>>> [Perhaps I should append "on average" to that...]
>>
>> Well, there are quite a few very smart people over here too, many of
>> whom went to public schools. But a fair number are lazy when it comes
>> to facts and don't see the "value" in them.
>>
>> But I don't think that's just Americans, either.
>
> This is equally worrying - and possibly equally true. (Although for
> whatever reason, it's typically Americans who are thought of as being
> stupid. I sometimes wonder if the rest of the world thinks that all
> Englishmen walk around in top hats eating fish and chips?)
Yeah, it's called stereotyping. ;-)
And generally it's not accurate for individuals, or about as accurate as
racial profiling.
Jim
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |