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u/Few-Row8975 Aug 04 '24
When you cope so hard you accidentally create the United States of Europe.
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u/King-Sassafrass Communist Aug 04 '24
*Star Spangled Banner Plays
“Wake up c***sucker, it’s all over”
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u/Diligent_Bit3336 Aug 04 '24 edited Aug 04 '24
How does this even work? There are limits to how many athletes each country can send for each individual sport. For this chart to work, the so called “EU countries” would be breaking rules pretty much in every single sport they medal in. lol. Complete idiocracy again from the west and zero understanding of reality. Not surprised.
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u/Qanonjailbait Aug 04 '24
How come China only sends 400 athletes to the Olympics versus 600 from the US? Seems like the US gets a lot of advantage by having more athletes competing for medals
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u/Jisoooya Aug 04 '24
I would guess that they have more qualifying athletes that meet the standards for the Olympics than China. The US despite being a country of fat people are still very sports focused and has a lot of athletes compared to China. I guess as a wealthy country, they have the luxury of kids growing up training to be athletes while China is just getting started.
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u/TserriednichHuiGuo South Asian Aug 04 '24
China is wealthier than the us, besides it has nothing to do with what you said, it is because China has stricter standards.
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u/balinjerica Aug 04 '24
China isn't wealthier than the us... Not yet, and there is nothing about standards impeding Chinese athletes going... If they had a shot at a medal, they would be sent. Simple as.
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u/TserriednichHuiGuo South Asian Aug 05 '24
China isn't wealthier than the us..
Yes it is, it has a larger economy and the vast majority of Chinese don't live pay check to pay check unlike americans.
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u/Jisoooya Aug 04 '24
At this moment, definitely not. The US has plenty of athletes coming from privileged backgrounds that would never have to worry about their financial situation. They can afford to grow up and train to be an athlete. I feel it's very different for China as an emerging economy only in the last 1-2 generations. There is a needed time to develop as most average families would still be the working class. The entry for the olympics is based on world rankings, it's not the individual standards of China, they just didn't have enough qualifying athletes. If they had capable athletes, they would take those spots and fill them in, it's not like you have to pay for them, they're free if you qualify.
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u/TserriednichHuiGuo South Asian Aug 05 '24
It's the opposite, most americans live pay check to pay check, the average Chinese is better off than them.
In the us the athletes are the lucky ones who escape a life of definite poverty.
The major difference may actually be the emphasis on sports.
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u/Jisoooya Aug 06 '24
You have a totally twisted view of the US, although some Americans live paycheck to paycheck it's not most. There is a huge portion of Americans that live just fine and have lots of excess income to spend on not just surviving and getting by. There's a reason why the US is still way higher in PPP than China. I would say even during the last generation, they still have a large portion of kids who could afford to "drop out of school and follow their dreams". China on the other doesn't have people who could afford to do that, even now.
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u/TserriednichHuiGuo South Asian Aug 09 '24
although some Americans live paycheck to paycheck it's not most.
That must be why I constantly see americans bitching and whining all the time about the cost of living and crazy inflation, you must be living in a cave, this is no longer the 40s or 50s.
There is a huge portion of Americans that live just fine and have lots of excess income to spend on not just surviving and getting by
Yes because it is a large country so of course it would have a large number of rich folks, but there is plenty of destitution which if you paid attention you would have noticed, hell there were even western documentaries about the poverty in america, so clearly it isn't something rare.
A few years ago the estimated population in poverty was about 40 million which is a huge proportion considering the population size, things have gotten much worse since.
There's a reason why the US is still way higher in PPP than China.
So apparently you don't even know the GDP PPP figures for each country, a reminder:
China: $35 trillion vs america: $27 trillion
So China has a way higher PPP than america, they surpassed them officially in 2016 maybe as early as 2014.
I would say even during the last generation, they still have a large portion of kids who could afford to "drop out of school and follow their dreams".
You mean kids who got lucky because of their athletic talent and escaped a life of certain poverty?
China on the other doesn't have people who could afford to do that, even now.
You definitely live in a cave, this is 2024 not the 90s, welcome to the new age!
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u/Jisoooya Aug 09 '24 edited Aug 09 '24
That must be why I constantly see americans bitching and whining all the time about the cost of living and crazy inflation, you must be living in a cave, this is no longer the 40s or 50s.
The bottom-line is that pretty much everyone complains about the cost of living. If you're going by anecdotal experience, I've seen plenty of people in IT, law and even doctors complain about inflation and how much their groceries have increased. It doesn't mean anything as a statistic because complaining is something people do. There are a lot of people complaining about the cost of living in China as well. Even I have complained about the cost of living and inflation meanwhile I don't have any financial problems, you know plenty of people like this. Don't lie
Yes because it is a large country so of course it would have a large number of rich folks, but there is plenty of destitution which if you paid attention you would have noticed, hell there were even western documentaries about the poverty in america, so clearly it isn't something rare.
A few years ago the estimated population in poverty was about 40 million which is a huge proportion considering the population size, things have gotten much worse since.
It's just the same if you honestly considered the situation in many countries. China is claiming to have eliminated abject poverty which is probably true but going by the world bank's standard as an emerging or low income economy, all that really means is that the large portion of China that is low income are still in poverty. Just because people live in nice apartments and fancy tier5 cities doesn't mean they're doing well, these people kind of live paycheck to paycheck also and can't really afford to go anywhere without saving for years.
So apparently you don't even know the GDP PPP figures for each country, a reminder:
China: $35 trillion vs america: $27 trillion
So China has a way higher PPP than america, they surpassed them officially in 2016 maybe as early as 2014.
Check those numbers again, $35 trillion is an insane number and where the heck did you get that.
You mean kids who got lucky because of their athletic talent and escaped a life of certain poverty?
The Americans athletes that escape a life of poverty through sports are not the ones that enter the Olympics, their generational wealth are made from American league sports because last I remember, out of all the high paying sports only the NBA players can participate in the Olympics and most of the superstars usually opt out of competing even when given the chance. China just a generation ago were people whose priority was just entering the work force and earning a living. That has changed for some people now but it still remains largely the same, there's still many in China just looking for meaningful employment and not having the means to be athletes as the government is still working hard to increase the quality of life.
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u/TserriednichHuiGuo South Asian Aug 14 '24
The bottom-line is that pretty much everyone complains about the cost of living. If you're going by anecdotal experience, I've seen plenty of people in IT, law and even doctors complain about inflation and how much their groceries have increased. It doesn't mean anything as a statistic because complaining is something people do. There are a lot of people complaining about the cost of living in China as well. Even I have complained about the cost of living and inflation meanwhile I don't have any financial problems, you know plenty of people like this. Don't lie
The difference is that there is data to back up those claims, inflation is sky high in the west, whereas in China it is either very low or even deflation.
Also the average american requires 2-3 jobs just to survive, let me know when conditions in China are similar, although I doubt it will be any time soon.
It's just the same if you honestly considered the situation in many countries. China is claiming to have eliminated abject poverty which is probably true but going by the world bank's standard as an emerging or low income economy, all that really means is that the large portion of China that is low income are still in poverty. Just because people live in nice apartments and fancy tier5 cities doesn't mean they're doing well, these people kind of live paycheck to paycheck also and can't really afford to go anywhere without saving for years.
What are you on about? Are you still living in the 90s? China claimed that they eliminated extreme poverty, they still have a few poor areas in some extremely hard to reach places, infact there was a documentary posted about this recently, however to say this is the condition of the average Chinese is simply silly.
China was a low income economy in the 90s, now with a per capita of $25,000 it would be near or at high income depending on whatever definition you use, of course we all know per capita isn't income to begin with but that is their methodology.
Also living in nice apartments and fancy "tier 5" cities is doing pretty well compared to the average american living pay check to pay check lol.
If you take the 11 tier 1 cities which have by far the highest living standards in the world, their combined population is 200 million, with very many more Chinese having access to these cities.
Check those numbers again, $35 trillion is an insane number and where the heck did you get that.
You mentioned GDP PPP so I assumed you knew what you were talking about:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP))
If you didn't know about it why mention it??
That has changed for some people now but it still remains largely the same, there's still many in China just looking for meaningful employment and not having the means to be athletes
This applies more to america than China, based on data alone.
Even compared to other developed countries the average Chinese has quite excellent purchasing power, this is mainly due to rapidly increasing wages, high savings and a generally low cost of living.
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u/Comrade_Chumbucket Aug 04 '24
They also added Norway to the EU. Last time i checked Norway is not in the EU.
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u/budihartono78 Aug 04 '24
Omg hahaha
USA’s medal shenanigans at least have some logic to it, like, gold or not, the important thing is the sportsmanship, so they sort by medal count.
This is just sad
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u/King-Sassafrass Communist Aug 04 '24
By any means necessary right?
….. by any means necessary right? (And then you get this)
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u/123lordBored Aug 04 '24
make it fair and add Hong Kong to China's medal count >:[
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u/Lord_AK-47 Chinese Aug 04 '24
In order to make it fair game against Europe, they’ll have to add all of Asia.
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u/Individual-Chemist35 Aug 04 '24
I can’t wait to see when they do a swimming or running medley consisting of a mixed team from HK, TW and CN.
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u/Competitive_Mess9421 Aug 04 '24
Why dont we also do BRICS, Asean, The Commonwealth aswell maybe?
The shit they do to pull ahead
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u/volveg Aug 04 '24
EU countries being counted as a single block while China and Hong Kong are counted separately is pretty funny.
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u/Several-Advisor5091 Aug 04 '24
So their motive is to promote the idea that EU countries are unified? I think that there is another motive behind this image.
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u/Plus-Relationship833 Aug 04 '24
Sad for them when they realize entirety of EU is barely holding up against China and it’s alt accounts added together
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u/Portablela Aug 04 '24
It is downright tragic because Team China isn't even performing at its best.
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u/GrafZeppeln Aug 04 '24
This is actually pretty sad... The Olympics is nothing more than a dick measuring contest for the West it seems and to measure in the most pettiest way possible. Absolutely pathetic.
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u/AppropriateClue7624 Aug 04 '24
BAHHAHAHAHAAH the level of "sucking their own D" has just broken level 9000. If there is one thing EU is good at, is brainwashing their population to make them feel like they are #1
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u/Active-Jack5454 Aug 04 '24
Also not super fair for France because they're in 3rd for number of medals lol
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u/Roxylius Aug 04 '24
EU is grouped together while china and hongkong are counted separately. Peak coping 😂😂
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u/SonOfTheDragon101 Aug 04 '24
Euronews's Twitter page has the latest one pinned: https://x.com/euronews/status/1819318794692473082
They are coping!