Hm, I think the only true example of nationality having something to do with the players skills is for example- I'm from Bulgaria and in my class, in the last 4 years of school we played EVERY DAY sometimes all day, we didnt listen what teachers were saying- we played poker with little coins all day. And from my class 27/22-23 students played, so often we had 3 tables with full 8 players and more players waithing for empty sit. Then we stopped doing it in class, cus its illegal and many times the teachers took not only our cards but also all the money on the table, so we just started going in someones house after school and also played a lot. And thats sure not only my class and my scholl in Bulgaria from a very long time it is known that in many schools children and teens are having many problems with/cus of
gambling(not only poker) cus its illegal in school. So i guess the ++ is that I learnt playing at 15-16 years and now im 20 with A LOT OF practive behind me.(about 5 years playing every day/every 2-3 days)