Definition of a "fair split" varies across cultures

[derspiess]

However, the crankiness could be caused in part by the methodology of the test.

Not just the methodology - all testing changes the testees to some extent.

You said 'testees', huh huh huh...

[grumbler]

You said 'testees', huh huh huh...

Ah, nuts! 

[Ed Anger]

What a ball buster.

[grumbler]

Btw, used the article here (plus some related stuff referred to in the article and the base article) in my "Cultures in Conflict" elective.  It provoked quite an interesting discussion, particularly between the US students and the foreign exchange students.

Thanks for the steer, Jake. 

[Jacob]

Btw, used the article here (plus some related stuff referred to in the article and the base article) in my "Cultures in Conflict" elective.  It provoked quite an interesting discussion, particularly between the US students and the foreign exchange students.

Thanks for the steer, Jake. 

No worries

I assume you also used the piece Tim posted since apparently a lot of it is true in spite of the racist language; and he should know.

[Admiral Yi]

Racist language?

[Jacob]

Racist language?

I assume you're directing that question at Tim, since they're his words.

[Admiral Yi]

Ah.

[Valmy]

I assume you also used the piece Tim posted since apparently a lot of it is true in spite of the racist language; and he should know.

Ah was that what you were upset about?  It was hard to tell with just a smilie.

[Jacob]

Ah was that what you were upset about?  It was hard to tell with just a smilie.

Why are you so angry?

[Eddie Teach]

Ah was that what you were upset about?  It was hard to tell with just a smilie.

Why are you so angry?

Why do you keep hitting yourself?

[Valmy]

Ah was that what you were upset about?  It was hard to tell with just a smilie.

Why are you so angry?

You went and I wasn't sure what you were rolling your eyes about.  Not realy angry about it I just presumed you thought Tim's whole experience was junk or something.  Remember?  That like just recently happened and you just mentioned Tim's post in the post I quoted.

[Jacob]

I thought Tim's piece was a fair bit below the usual stuff he reposts (ranging from mildly interesting to basically pointless), and even a fair bit below the content of posts that he writes himself (mostly twaddle). He seemed to acknowledge that with the "beside the racist language" part; generally if you find you have to qualify a post or statement with something like that it's usually a sign that you're about to share something dumb. As was the case. Hence the roll eyes.

[derspiess]

I thought Tim's piece was a fair bit below the usual stuff he reposts (ranging from mildly interesting to basically pointless), and even a fair bit below the content of posts that he writes himself (mostly twaddle). He seemed to acknowledge that with the "beside the racist language" part; generally if you find you have to qualify a post or statement with something like that it's usually a sign that you're about to share something dumb. As was the case. Hence the roll eyes.

What was it he said that was dumb?

[Jacob]

What was it he said that was dumb?

It was garden variety essentialist twaddle kicked up a notch by what Tim would call "racist language". So basically the bolded part.

That and the whole "you and me are so smart, but most other people are incurious and illogical" tone was pretty eye-roll worthy even before he got into reciting facile stereotypes and pretending it was some sort of intelligent insight. That stuff is fine if you're slinging shit on an internet message board for amusement's sake, but otherwise it's pretty weak.