+278 The average American man has a weak mind. They're told everything will be OK and alright. Over in Japan and Europe, if you suck and are a failure at something, you're sure as hell going to be told that you suck and that you fail, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Can you provide a real life example of how Americans are babied more than Europeans/Japanese? Also, Japan seems a bit random...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

No child left behind?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Explain. All NCLB does is create a state-wide standardized test that all students must pass.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

We had a couple Japanese exchange students last year. They said they studied for about 3 hours a night in Japan.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

And? I am aware the Asian culture puts a much greater emphasis on academics, almost to the point of detriment.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I'd say that having lower standards for education somewhat "babies" American students.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

What? No.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Ugh I'm SO sick of people generalising about 'Europe' as though its one place. It's a CONTINENT made up of 50 different individual countries. Russia and Spain couldn't be more different in culture and values, for example, and they're both European countries.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I've got to disagree with this. Like matilcurt said, it's completely absurd to generalize the entirety of Europe. Not only that, but I live in America and know quite a few people who are under intense pressure to succeed.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I interpret this post as, "America babies it's people with everything... cheap gas prices, political correctness, etc."

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I like cheep gas...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Me too, but everyone complains when it goes up without considering how much it costs in other countries.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

also, Japan has the highest suicide rate among students....

by Anonymous 12 years ago

sooo, american men are babied, but the women are not, even though they are treated the same in academic situations...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You are not weak minded for caring about someone, as long as you make sure they know everything in life won't be handed to them and they have to work to make everything OK and alright.

by Anonymous 12 years ago