Subjective view on conference talks: North-American (trained) speakers take presenting far more seriously as a skill, and it shows #iconNL
All these result in better trained, less naive graduates. Also don't forget in USA many drop out, in UK rare. So selection/survivor bias.
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Well you may say that, but (as a NA PhD) I couldn't possibly comment
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It would be immodest!
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Americans are very obsessed with modesty, I died every time I had to say "restroom".

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In much of the former British empire (e.g., Canada, India) the standard term is still "washroom".
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I'm from an ex colony. But we thankfully maintained our own language.

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I quite like "washroom". It's fundamentally the same level of euphemism as "toilet" or "lavatory".
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Even "bathroom" is better than "restroom", though. THERE IS NO COUCH IN THERE.
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