Even though it's politically incorrect, I think it might be worth considering that the changes in the demographic that has taken place in the UK, and most other European countries for the last 30 years, due to immigration from less developed countries might be a factor in this.
Last year a study of the scores for the Danish army's IQ test showed that the percentage of immigrants and descendants that failed the test was 28%, while the same number for Danes was 7%.
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Even though it's politically incorrect, I think it might be worth considering that the changes in the demographic that has taken place in the UK, and most other European countries for the last 30 years, due to immigration from less developed countries might be a factor in this.
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Last year a study of the scores for the Danish army's IQ test showed that the percentage of immigrants and descendants that failed the test was 28%, while the same number for Danes was 7%.
I have only been able to find this Danish article about it: http://www.ekstrabladet.dk/VisArtikel.iasp?PageID
Anyone who knows of a Babelfish style translator that handles Danish?
Is it really an advantage that it doesn't kill birds in these H5N1 times?