Ok so I probably shouldn't blame the ENTIRE country... - Hyundai Performance Forums

Jed118 · 02-07-2008, 07:14 PM

.. for a few of it's citizen's fuckups.

That being said,

"fuck certain people in the US that give it a bad name"

(also it's government)

I apologize to (most) Americans out there.

187sks · 02-07-2008, 08:08 PM

I can say amen to that.

IN4PAYBACK · 02-08-2008, 02:40 AM

most people are idiots

drtygurl · 02-08-2008, 11:50 PM

most americans are fine...

its just bush who is the fuck up

Ravinaziankid · 02-11-2008, 12:28 AM

trust me not only bush is fucked up..a lot of americans are fucked up in the head...i see them everyday going to work or walking around..i used to go to the projects when younger and went there the other day..that government housing is more fucked upthan ever and guess what..its due to the fucked up people who live there!! and well the govt is to blame also...these assholes are living off our tax and hard earned money enjoying every little moment of it too and the govt just keeps on providing them funds and shelter for FREE... these "people" are the same people robbing us of our tax dollars as well as robbing us of our cars, robbing us on the streets, etc.. and then we still have to pay for these muddafuggas when they go to jail..they reallygot it good..winwin for them..while we work our asses off.. to add to that..the govt really fucked up the economy with the war...every month america prints billions of dollars for thefucking worthless war lowering the economy even more..

Jed118 · 02-11-2008, 01:16 AM

Soon USD = Rouble!

Tibbychick · 02-11-2008, 07:21 PM

In Mother Russia, rouble spend you!

drtygurl · 02-11-2008, 10:50 PM

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Soon USD = Rouble!

no because if the usd went down so much it would screw up the economy... look a how stuff was when our dollar was so much...

there will be so many people out of jobs and stuff. the canadian economy will plummit.

Jed118 · 02-12-2008, 01:28 AM

True, we can't survive on tourism alone! And NAFTA undermines resource sales quite a bit too... The whole world would be affected by a US economic failure, not just Canada.

Jed keeps his Polish (soon EU) passport Just in case tho...

187sks · 02-12-2008, 02:28 AM

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That list does not compute. You're telling me Morocco, Lebanon, Phillipines and Cuba's respective populaces border on mild retardation? I know a LOT of Lebanese people, they are by NO means stupid. I also went to College with a bunch of Phillipinos and they were a smart bunch... pot heads though, but scored high (pardon the pun) on a variety of subjects, except English.

Yes, I am telling you that's correct. It doesn't mean their all stupid, but I assume some of the smarter ones got the hell out and went to college with you. The average ones are probably doing manual labor in their native countries like most of the population.

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I don't know how accurate this test is, but it seems highly improbable. I got my IQ tested when I was in grade 5 (parents thought I was retarded because I had no interest in anything), a REAL IQ test that took several visits and a variety of tests. The end result: 134.

I took it again in High School (several questionnares, and an interview for about an hour) and scored slightly less that time, at 131.

On line tests shown anything from 125 up to 150 (quite impossible, I do not have the logic skills and insight into quantum problem solving skills to attain anything over 140), and I by no means consider myself smart. Maybe knowledgeable, creative maybe, definitely ignorant in some fields...

I've only had it done once, and in truth it was a pre-test and I did not do the final test so I'm sure the points would vary slightly with a fully official test. I got 129. I'm still not sure where you were going with that, as your IQ has zero relevance to the average IQ of the country within which you reside.

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but yeah I dunno, I can't possibly see a NATION of mild retards.

I watched a show on this (although not this study specifically), and they demonstrated their testing methods and they were pretty fair tests in my eyes, nothing I saw was race, country, language, or culture specific and they were all given in the native language. There were countries that scored very low.

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(1) An IQ of 50 or below. This is the threshold below which most adults cannot cope outside of an institution. They can typically be taught to read at a 3rd or 4th grade level. However, they cannot normally function in the customary classroom setting, and they require special training programs.
(2) An IQ between 50 and 75. At this level of intelligence, they generally cannot complete elementary school. Most adults will need smarter help in coping with the world.
(3) An IQ between 75 and 105. Children in this IQ range are not generally able to complete a college prep course in high school.
(4) An IQ between 105 and 115. May graduate from college but generally, not with grades that would qualify them for graduate school.
(5) An IQ above 115. No restrictions.

I see your quote, but don't understand what you disagree with here or dispute so I have no comment.

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IQ and the Wealth of Nations' was not peer-reviewed before publication but was published by a publisher of academic literature. Peer reviewed articles have used the IQ scores presented in the book and some have also commented on the claims in the book.
Several negative reviews have been published in the scholarly literature. Susan Barnett and Wendy Williams wrote that "we see an edifice built on layer upon layer of arbitrary assumptions and selective data manipulation.

And? You find better information and I'll consider it. Until then it's the single best source I've found and I trust it a thousand times more than your guesstimation statement that Canada is "way higher" than 98. 100 is supposed to be the IQ of the average human. I've been to Canada and the population is not apparently smarter or dumber than Americans in any way shape or form. I have no idea why you would feel that way.

I know arguing with you is pointless because you have a long history of not even considering other people's positions on a subject once you've made up your mind. My position: Canada is not noticeably smarter or dumber than the US and both countries are average in intelligence, your position: Canada is a super race of geniuses and Americans are mostly idiots. You can think what you want but until you present some sort of evidence to back your position arguing about this is 100% pointless.