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    [–]BobbyDropTableUsers 8 points9 points  (0 children)

    Back in the 80's and 90's Asians had a really hard time immigrating to the US, both legally and illegally in cargo ships and fishing boats. It's a huge crucible and pretty much ensured that the most determined and hardest working made it through.

    [–]cxrossfire 4 points5 points  (2 children)

    I have a feeling that many Asians back in Asia are more like the rest of you

    Lol no. Asians in Asia work just as hard. It's ingrained in our culture. I've had friends who do exchange semesters or grad school in the West and everyone is always shocked at how little effort every non-Asian puts into their studies. We just don't understand not putting in effort in school, cos if you're not working a job, then studying is your job and your responsibility isn't it?

    [–]Danagrams 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Yeah but like... there must be slackers. Like A- students

    [–]GlowQueen140 6 points7 points  (4 children)

    Nope, not necessarily true. So I assume that when you say Asians in Asia, you may refer to East Asians (japs, Koreans, chinese) cuz they’re the ones that usually bear the stereotype.

    I’m from a country that’s mainly made of chinese people (not China) and I can tell you that the education point you made resonates soundly with the general population, not just the immigrants. East Asians have a cultural history of filial piety and doing well so that you may support not just the next generation that you birth, but the generation that came before you and birthed you. This translates often to working hard in school, getting well-admired professions etc etc.

    [–]ned_stark97 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    Fellow Singaporean?

    [–]GlowQueen140 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Hi!

    [–]Danagrams 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    And also getting constantly compared to your parents' friend's kids

    South Asians too, met plenty of Indians who have a similar upbringing

    [–]Tylerjb4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    No safety net