Chinese and Indian Bachelors are 4-year programs and I doubt many American students would manage to graduate even from an average engineering school over there.

Chinese and Indian Bachelors are 4-year programs and I doubt many American students would manage to graduate even from an average engineering school over there. UK and European 3-year Bachelors are merely a means to an end, i.e. a 5-year university education that is comparable to doing a 4+1 year BS+MS, which is an option offered by many American universities. Very few European students apply straight to a Masters program in the US after completing their 3-year BS. You can blame second zone universities that have become a visa mill for students ready to pay an expensive ticket to the US job market. And there are definitely issues with underprepared international students, especially regarding languages skills and the very different expectations compared to their home country. But there's no need to be demeaning.