If only they could have the enviable debt and unemployment levels that the United States enjoys!

Saudi Arabia != the Emirates.

Indeed, but they are also ahead of the United States in generating alternate energy jobs and expanding its role in the power sector.
As of 2007, they were already ahead of the United States in the fraction of renewable energy in their portfolio (7.5% vs. 5.5%, about a 36% lead). Plus, it's China that has mountains of free cash to burn on research and subsidy in this regard, not America.

Mod parent up. A million times up.

I was an international in Canada. It was 'my country is awesome; this one's awesome and easy' and 'my country does not pay in dollars out of university' and 'ooh... oil!'.

I think he means the China that consumes more energy than the United States yet uses only half the oil.

I was taught that in an Indian high school sometime in the nineties.

In most of the world, global warming is recognised as an existing, serious problem and a consequence of industrialisation. Evolution is taught as it ought to be, without creationism getting in the way. In a country that has often been dissatisfied with the United Nations, the organisation and other multilateral fora are portrayed positively. In a country that has been at on-and-off war with an Islamic state since 1947, the origins and fundamentals of the religion (indeed, all major religions) is taught as part of history without subjective commentary.

It seems your sarcasm detector is malfunctioning. Please reboot.

Come back for tea and scones when you can spell 'colour'.

G-A-N-D-H-I. It's not that hard to spell, seriously....

Yes, I'm sure your communication is of immense interest to the Government of India.

Hotmail was built by an Indian, so special privileges.

'Soluble' can be used w.r.t. problems as well.

Can't. Lift. Too. Heavy.