[OT] WSJ: “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior”

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[quote=jpinpb]As maybe politically incorrect as the article, I’ll be somewhat the same. And I admit I will be generalizing. I’ve noticed that Asians are shy, timid, awkward, socially inept, unhappy, withdrawn and even cold. Sure they thrive in the environment that was pushed upon them, science, bookwork. But I suggest that one needs to have more than that to function in the corporate world. For example, how many connections are made on the golf course?[/quote]

That maybe the perception, but that’s because most Asians we encounter are only one generation removed from immigration.

At one point, Asians were poor immmigrants yearning for a better life in America. That is changing now as Asians have assimilated in America, and the new immigrants are coming form well-to-do families as students. This new generation is confident and able to seemlessly move between cultures.

I’ve heard say that the Chinese are the Jewish people of Asia. My experience shows that there’s truth to that. The big difference is that there are plenty more Chinese people in the world than they are Jewish.

Brain and money are the great equalizers and they are the “strength” that’s needed to thrive in the modern world.

If you look at real estate investments, you will see plenty of Jewish, Asian, Arabic, Persian, Indian names. They are taking over because they have the brains. They deserve to win; and all the more power to them, IMHO.

[nocommonsense]

I think the fundamental difference between asian (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) and western parenting is that the asian parents are more willing to push their kids harder to do things they don’t automatically want to do due to mainly laziness. American parenting has a strong aversion to doing this.

If you push just the right amount, the kids accomplish more than they’d otherwise on their own. They become successful adults and they thank you for it. The trick is not to push TOO hard.

[nocommonsense]

I think the fundamental difference between asian (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) and western parenting is that the asian parents are more willing to push their kids harder to do things they don’t automatically want to do due to mainly laziness. American parenting has a strong aversion to doing this.

If you push just the right amount, the kids accomplish more than they’d otherwise on their own. They become successful adults and they thank you for it. The trick is not to push TOO hard.

[nocommonsense]

I think the fundamental difference between asian (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) and western parenting is that the asian parents are more willing to push their kids harder to do things they don’t automatically want to do due to mainly laziness. American parenting has a strong aversion to doing this.

If you push just the right amount, the kids accomplish more than they’d otherwise on their own. They become successful adults and they thank you for it. The trick is not to push TOO hard.

[nocommonsense]

I think the fundamental difference between asian (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) and western parenting is that the asian parents are more willing to push their kids harder to do things they don’t automatically want to do due to mainly laziness. American parenting has a strong aversion to doing this.

If you push just the right amount, the kids accomplish more than they’d otherwise on their own. They become successful adults and they thank you for it. The trick is not to push TOO hard.

[nocommonsense]

I think the fundamental difference between asian (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) and western parenting is that the asian parents are more willing to push their kids harder to do things they don’t automatically want to do due to mainly laziness. American parenting has a strong aversion to doing this.

If you push just the right amount, the kids accomplish more than they’d otherwise on their own. They become successful adults and they thank you for it. The trick is not to push TOO hard.

[nocommonsense]

I know quite a few second or later generation Chinese immigrants who lived in roach infested one bedroom apartments with both parents and siblings growing up. They’re now wealthy successful adults as doctors and professionals living in the most expensive neighborhoods of San Diego. I’m not nearly as successful as some of them are. But I came to this country with two suitcases and one month’s living expenses and I’m now doing quite well economically.

That’s why I have zero patience for racially based whining coming from a certain ethnic group. And in spite of the fact that I’m fully aware of the existence of glass ceilings and discrimination (hey I’m a minority myself!), I despise Affirmative Action, a travesty of justice.

[nocommonsense]

I know quite a few second or later generation Chinese immigrants who lived in roach infested one bedroom apartments with both parents and siblings growing up. They’re now wealthy successful adults as doctors and professionals living in the most expensive neighborhoods of San Diego. I’m not nearly as successful as some of them are. But I came to this country with two suitcases and one month’s living expenses and I’m now doing quite well economically.

That’s why I have zero patience for racially based whining coming from a certain ethnic group. And in spite of the fact that I’m fully aware of the existence of glass ceilings and discrimination (hey I’m a minority myself!), I despise Affirmative Action, a travesty of justice.

[nocommonsense]

I know quite a few second or later generation Chinese immigrants who lived in roach infested one bedroom apartments with both parents and siblings growing up. They’re now wealthy successful adults as doctors and professionals living in the most expensive neighborhoods of San Diego. I’m not nearly as successful as some of them are. But I came to this country with two suitcases and one month’s living expenses and I’m now doing quite well economically.

That’s why I have zero patience for racially based whining coming from a certain ethnic group. And in spite of the fact that I’m fully aware of the existence of glass ceilings and discrimination (hey I’m a minority myself!), I despise Affirmative Action, a travesty of justice.

[nocommonsense]

I know quite a few second or later generation Chinese immigrants who lived in roach infested one bedroom apartments with both parents and siblings growing up. They’re now wealthy successful adults as doctors and professionals living in the most expensive neighborhoods of San Diego. I’m not nearly as successful as some of them are. But I came to this country with two suitcases and one month’s living expenses and I’m now doing quite well economically.

That’s why I have zero patience for racially based whining coming from a certain ethnic group. And in spite of the fact that I’m fully aware of the existence of glass ceilings and discrimination (hey I’m a minority myself!), I despise Affirmative Action, a travesty of justice.

[nocommonsense]

I know quite a few second or later generation Chinese immigrants who lived in roach infested one bedroom apartments with both parents and siblings growing up. They’re now wealthy successful adults as doctors and professionals living in the most expensive neighborhoods of San Diego. I’m not nearly as successful as some of them are. But I came to this country with two suitcases and one month’s living expenses and I’m now doing quite well economically.

That’s why I have zero patience for racially based whining coming from a certain ethnic group. And in spite of the fact that I’m fully aware of the existence of glass ceilings and discrimination (hey I’m a minority myself!), I despise Affirmative Action, a travesty of justice.

[EconProf]

A lot of the ethnic conclusions we are making are due to the self-selection aspect of immigration. The personality of those who emmigrate differs from those who stay, leading to erroneous conclusions about nationality being overly important. The Chinese are the entrepreneurial class in much of southeast Asia, but they were the adventuresome and ambitious ones who took chances by leaving their homeland. Economist Thomas Sowell has written a lot about the economic success of Jamaicans, Cubans, and others from the Carribean who find prosperity in NYC. In our southwest, OTOH, we attract the poorest, least-educated Mexicans and Central Americans that are not representative of most citizens of their home countries.

[EconProf]

A lot of the ethnic conclusions we are making are due to the self-selection aspect of immigration. The personality of those who emmigrate differs from those who stay, leading to erroneous conclusions about nationality being overly important. The Chinese are the entrepreneurial class in much of southeast Asia, but they were the adventuresome and ambitious ones who took chances by leaving their homeland. Economist Thomas Sowell has written a lot about the economic success of Jamaicans, Cubans, and others from the Carribean who find prosperity in NYC. In our southwest, OTOH, we attract the poorest, least-educated Mexicans and Central Americans that are not representative of most citizens of their home countries.

[EconProf]

A lot of the ethnic conclusions we are making are due to the self-selection aspect of immigration. The personality of those who emmigrate differs from those who stay, leading to erroneous conclusions about nationality being overly important. The Chinese are the entrepreneurial class in much of southeast Asia, but they were the adventuresome and ambitious ones who took chances by leaving their homeland. Economist Thomas Sowell has written a lot about the economic success of Jamaicans, Cubans, and others from the Carribean who find prosperity in NYC. In our southwest, OTOH, we attract the poorest, least-educated Mexicans and Central Americans that are not representative of most citizens of their home countries.

[EconProf]

A lot of the ethnic conclusions we are making are due to the self-selection aspect of immigration. The personality of those who emmigrate differs from those who stay, leading to erroneous conclusions about nationality being overly important. The Chinese are the entrepreneurial class in much of southeast Asia, but they were the adventuresome and ambitious ones who took chances by leaving their homeland. Economist Thomas Sowell has written a lot about the economic success of Jamaicans, Cubans, and others from the Carribean who find prosperity in NYC. In our southwest, OTOH, we attract the poorest, least-educated Mexicans and Central Americans that are not representative of most citizens of their home countries.

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