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The US is the only country that goes by the actual medal count, rather than the weight of medals one. For example, 1 gold medal is better than 2 bronze.
So even though the US got more medals in 2010, they did not do the best.
As one who participated in a team sport (track and field) where different points were assigned to different medals (i.e. 10 points for gold, 8 for silver, and 6 for bronze), I've always been a fan of calculating which country is "leading" in the Olympics this way.
To the point where those students who are good at science, math, computers etc. are the nerds, outcast and at the bottom of the social ladder.
I graduated highschool a year ago, and from what I see, it isn't necessarily that being into those aspects would make one an outcast. Even the "cool kids" are playing video games (especially FPS games), and using loads of electronics, and the "jocks" all have to keep high enough grades in sciences and maths in order to play.
The kids on the bottom of the "social ladder" tend to have personality traits that are said to be "awkward, shy, or weird, etc," regardless of smarts or not. A confident, charismatic student into science, math, computers, etc is not going to be at the bottom of the social ladder, trust me. But even in these situations, it doesn't matter; these days, there will be no such thing as a "singular" popular crowd (at least, as seen in tv shows, movies), especially when the schools are large enough. There will be just too many groups/interests around to form this one established "hierarchy," where the nerds are looked down on by the "jocks." On top of that, things getting more and more mixed over the years; many "jocks" will be into anime, video games, science, maths, etc.
The new culture is very much accepting and admiring of what they used to call 'the nerd herd' when I was in middle school.
Being smart is cool now.
It's not a John Hughes movie anymore.
Not just accepting, the cultures are flat-out bridged. These days, for instance, the "jocks" can be seen playing video games, using electronics, watching anime, taking AP classes, etc, and there are "nerds" who actively participate in sports.
Not just accepting, the cultures are flat-out bridged. These days, for instance, the "jocks" can be seen playing video games, using electronics, watching anime, taking AP classes, etc, and there are "nerds" who actively participate in sports.
Sounds like the lexicon needs to be wholly revised.
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