Cyrilroy21 claims
One trouble American Pilots had when applying to the middle east airlines was passing the written because they were all JAA based .
So naturally failure rates were higher for them when compared to JAA license holders who would find the exam to be a piece of cake
Perhaps many of the expats with EK, QR, and EY who are from the US, Canada, South America, Australia and New Zealand would disagree with your claim. Although, I'm happy for you to substantiate your claim with facts.