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Old 10-17-2007, 10:35 PM   #1
lumberjim
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meaningless. as a race, asians are probably smarter than europeans. africans are probably more nimble and athletic than both. individuals vary, obviously. i mean...look at freshness. he's one dumb asian. i'm glad the old guy had the balls to speak his mind. jimmy the greek got fucked.
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Old 10-18-2007, 08:17 AM   #2
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as a race, asians are probably smarter than europeans.
Nope -- there's just a lot more of 'em!

...but the Chinese are naturally better at music. I wondered, for many years, why all the music classes in my high school were filled with Chinese that just seemed to pick up music without any effort at all. It turns out not to be genetic, but based in language. Their exposure to a tonal language from birth gives them a serious edge when it comes to identifying musical notes. People who are only exposed to English from birth never gain this ability as sharp as they do.

(discovered on this episode of Radio Lab)
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