I can see why you thought I was confused; I agree the writing there is indeed awful. However, I was not confused at all. I had the same reading as you do on that paragraph.

I still stand by my statement that his statement reads as "Americans are lazy, amiright," since he declined to provide evidence that other nations have greater perseverance or that their algebra skills make no difference.

A teaspoon of Angostura Bitters in some warm water will either settle your stomach or bring up whatever gave you the stomachache.

For sore throats, my grandma used to make a warm slurry of lemon and honey. I'd get just a drop of that on a spoon and suck on it instead of a cough drop.

I hope you feel better!