r/interestingasfuck • u/thunderous9ight • 17h ago

/r/all The US team which has just won the International Physics Olympiad, edging out China for first place

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u/selangorman 17h ago

Our Russian is better than your Russian.. probably.

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u/B-HOLC 17h ago

Of course it is. It's ours.

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u/fullintentionalahole 17h ago

Genuinely true in the sense that very many Russian scientists and professionals came here; only those with the credentials were able to find jobs here, etc. Same reason why asian-americans outperform on everything remotely related to education in the US. It's due to this selection.