Devils minion, deity from the middle east, I would not be so sure. I'm pretty sure you could walk into some classrooms in the UK as of now, and find students who can speak mandarin and/or cantonese. Cantonese, with more tones, I would say is even more difficult.

As for maths, I would say Chinese students beat UK students hands down, but that is a given.

I know you can be very sure of that and it's because their parents are from China- we import everything else, why not import kids who can speak foreign languages.

Thank you, yes, their kids are miles ahead in the one subject that really matters these days....and don't have to import kids who can speak foreign languages, they prefer to make their own.