BG> However, there is still no substitute for having
BG> learned correct grammar, syntax etc at school,

BG> As an aside, Brisbane City Council held their annual school spelling
BG> bee last week, and it did not surprise me in the least that it was
BG> won by a 12 year old Vietnamese boy.  Why do Asians do so well in our
BG> educational institutions?  The only explanation I can offer is that
BG> their attitudes towards learning are far more intense than ours,
BG> which is very much in keeping with my own observation that the
BG> majority of local school kids are simply lazy little shits.

RS> Or they have enough sense to realise that there are
RS> more important things in life than perfect spelling.

DD> Yeah, like breaking into Logan homes wielding tree branches,
DD> or spraypainting inane misspelled messages on the sides of
DD> buildings, railway carriages, and parked vehicles.

Corse you might find some of the asians do rather unspeakable stuff
like killing people at times too. Presumably those feel that there might
be a few more productive things to do in life than perfect spelling too.

--- PQWK202