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Yep, and by quite a significant margin. Cannabis use in the US is more than twice as high as here in The Netherlands (51.6% vs. 22.6%) yet we're the ones that get stuck with the stereotype :/
Really? I wish we would do more with bilingual or multi-lingual education here. Growing up in California, I've heard Spanish my whole life. While I can understand some of it, I can barely speak it.
Yes, my whole study is in English so there's no point in reading Dutch academic books (I attend an international University). Even in my field (European Studies), much of the literature we read is American and many of the top scholars on European integration (e.g. Moravcsik) are from the US.
Yep, and by quite a significant margin. Cannabis use in the US is more than twice as high as here in The Netherlands (51.6% vs. 22.6%) yet we're the ones that get stuck with the stereotype :/
Yep, and by quite a significant margin. Cannabis use in the US is more than twice as high as here in The Netherlands (51.6% vs. 22.6%) yet we're the ones that get stuck with the stereotype :/
Cannabis usage has some strange things about it. It's not yet legal in California where I am from but it's very widely used to the point that many police departments make it the lowest priority. In Washington state where I live now it is legal yet, I've not seen anyone using it nor smelled it like I used to.
Yep, and by quite a significant margin. Cannabis use in the US is more than twice as high as here in The Netherlands (51.6% vs. 22.6%) yet we're the ones that get stuck with the stereotype :/
Here is a miscellaneous list of the countries that rank in the top five for various interesting categories (Source: http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php )
Known species of breeding birds:
Indonesia, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, China
Percentage of breding bird species listed as threatened:
Kuwait, Philippines, New Zealand, South Korea, Haiti
Ecolgical Footprint:
UAE, USA, Kuwait, Denmark, New Zealand
Area under environmental proteztion:
Russia, Germany, Ukraine, Canada, Sweden
Biodiversity richness
Fed. States of Micronesia, Taiway, Vanuatu, Comoros, Mauritius
Per capita municipal waste generated:
USA, Australia, Denmark, Switzerand, Canada
Fresh water pollution:
Israel, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, Czech Republic
Students who report t hat their household has more than 25 books:
Czech Repubic, Latvia, Iceland, Norway,lNew Zealand
Most students who say school is boring:
Israel, USA, New zealand, Finlland, Austraiia
Most students who report classes are disorderly:
Italy, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden
Most students who hate school:
Belgium, Italy, France, Canada, USA
People who express confidence in their armed forces as a social institution:
UK, Finland, Norway, Australia, USA
Confidence in legal system:
Denmark, Norway, Switzeland, Finland, Netherlands
Confidence in Police:
Denmark, Ireland, Canada, Finland, Sweden
Confidence in news media:
Japan, Canada, USA, Belgium, Italy
Most people who are not proud of their nationality:
Japan, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium
Most people who have signed a petition for political action:
Australia, Canada, Sweden, USA, UK.
Most people who consider their political orientation to be Far Right:
Vietnam, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Puerto Rico, Mexico
Far Left:
Zinbabwe, Uganda, Israwl, Tanzania, Albania.
Most people reporting they have been victimized by consumer fraud:
Greece, Hungary, Poland, Denmark, Sweden
Here are some world leders in various causes of deaths: (also from http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php ) The source does not indicate what year these statistics are from.
Struck by lightning:
Mexico, Thailand, South Africa, Brazil, Romania
People who have died from Exposure to ignition or melting of clothing and apparel
Japan, USA, Hungary, South Korea, Poland
Deaths caused by venomous snakes of lizards:
Thailand, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela. (I don't trust this one, I think is very high in India, but maybe unreported).
Deaths caused by Contact with plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves:
Georgia, (2), several countries tied with one.
Deaths caused by Corns and Callosities of the feet:
Thailand (3), several countries tied with one.
Drowning in the bathtub
Japan (more than 10 times any other country), USA, Germany, Canada, Poland
Falling from bed:
USA. Japan, Germany, Hungary, Brazil
Flatulence and related conditions:
Egypt, South Korea, Thailand (tied)
Lactose Intolerance:
Mexico (11, no other country more than two)
Obesity
USA (4 times as many as any other country).Mexico, Brazil, Grmany, Spain
Obsessive Compulsive disorder
USA, Brazil, Egypt, Romania (2 each)
Mumps:
Egypt, 90% of the world total of 350.
Sunburn:
Poland, Brazil (2 each)
Testicular dysfunction:
USA (3), several others with one.
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