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"Japanese brains" as in there is neurological difference, or is it because that is the environment they have been raised in? (nature vs nurture)

• anthk 2y ago
  Nurture. That's why the Asians are better in Math. Their language allows to shift from one operation into another at light speed.
  • dkdbejwi383 2y ago
    Do you have a source that can back this up? Otherwise this looks like linguistic determinism and Orientalism
  • pezezin 2y ago
    Ah yes, the myth that East Asian countries are better at math because their numbers are just one syllable, so they can calculate faster. Leaving aside the fact that math is not only basic arithmetic, the reality is that they dedicate much more time in school to this kind of problems. But as usual, skills that are not used often atrophy over time, and in my experience the average Japanese adult is not much better than the average Western adult.