> What are the ramifactions for that though? That the top > performers of one country, India, can fill entire other > countries?
That's the point though... what is the actual 75th percentile IQ in India? Just because they're the top 25% in India doesn't mean much unless you compare the *quality* of those people to another country, not just the *quantity*. > Why aren't they running the world,are they producing > amazing advances in medicine and technology that we > haven't heard about? What is the world doing with that > resource? :-) It's funny you mention resources, because that is where the U.S. really shines. We have vast natural resources and use them to our advantage. China and India are still "poor" nations when you compare the living conditions of the average person in the United States with that of someone in India or China. They may have far more people than we do, but it's hard to make "amazing advances in medicine and technology" when many of the people live in relative poverty. No, what I would be worried about is that when India and China *really* catch up to the standard of living in the Unites States. Assuming they go a similar path that the U.S. has, their demand for natural resources will far exceed our own, and with increased demand comes increased cost. You think gas is expensive now? Just wait until everyone in India and China has an SUV. :) > China...China is set to be the largest English Speaking > nation...that shocked me..but it makes sense just by > sheer population numbers alone. But you wouldn't normally Again, you have to compare apples to apples. When it comes to sheer numbers, China and India will win almost every time. You have to get the numbers into a proper framework for comparison, percentages, for example. Is the percentage of people in China that speak English higher than the UK or the United States? I doubt it (though I haven't gone and looked up the statistic). -Justin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298344 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
