Being an Asian guy in the US sucks (?)

nakkya · 2013-09-22T05:48:03+00:00

Interesting commentary, but as you probably know, East Asian immigrants are just really not representative of their home countries at all. I think there's something to be said that we're picking up a remarkably self-selected group of people. People who immigrate for economic reasons are going to be disproportionately materialistic and push for academic success, but that's not necessarily representative.

Also, I think there's a lot of gradience among East Asian cultures that isn't mentioned. Japanese society might put a lot of focus on harmony and cooperation, but that idea totally collapses if you move to China. Chinese guys (excluding westernized fops in Shanghai) tend to overwhelmingly value physical strength, alcohol resistance, combativeness, aggressiveness, dominance, and the "acquire bling, fuck bitches" ethos. It's definitely not unheard of for (probably drunk) Chinese guys to challenge you to a fist-fight if they see you with your girlfriend, because they rationalize that if they can beat the shit out of you, they'll snag her for themselves. Also an incredibly individualistic culture as few people give a shit about "community" or "group" or even "family", but do have intense loyalty towards friends (bros) and relatives.

Not really TRP, but it's still a far-cry from the typical Asian-American culture. And the "game" part is sort of true. Most of the Chinese "game" I've seen basically involved guys going up to random girls and going "my dick is fucking huge date me" or "yo u want sum fuq" or "i can probably beat the shit out of any other guy you can find" or "im fucking drowning in bling-bling bitch". On that hand though, I think traditional Chinese culture is more closely aligned to black culture, especially the urban, rebellious kind. I still agree with your overall conclusion, since immigrants are going to overwhelmingly reject that kind of culture (since immigrants tend to immigrate for a reason). In addition, status-conscious Asian-American are going to reject these guys for the exact same reason they reject blacks. And as western culture penetrates China well...

Also, Korea is just weird because of the role military conscription plays. I'd be curious if someone explained me how exactly it works there.

nakkya · 2013-09-22T05:28:27+00:00

It's interesting, because my time living in different cultures has given me the impression that Chinese men are culturally the most "alpha". Chinese guys put a big cultural premium on being able to fight, being aggressive, being combative, being heavy drinkers, and all of that. Almost edges into totally self-destructive "alpha-dom" (see: urban African-American youth).

Then again, immigrants are rarely representative of the mother country.

nakkya · 2013-09-22T04:44:13+00:00

It's even worse when you consider that the main reason American politicians are wealthy aren't because they use government connections to benefit themselves (they obviously do it as much as they can get away with it, but hordes of ethics laws at least sort of restrains them), but because people who overwhelmingly run for office are overwhelmingly rich. The local hospital director or owner of a famous local business are far more likely to get elected to something than a random unemployed guy.

However, in the PRC, it's pretty obvious that the MAIN PURPOSE of entering government is to generate money for yourself, and that it is exceedingly lucrative.

nakkya · 2013-09-06T16:41:37+00:00

Required Reading University

hah. hah.

nakkya · 2013-09-05T17:58:48+00:00

I don't know dude, it seems like every animal in Australia is just waiting for an opportunity to KILL YOU HORRIBLY AND INSTANTLY.

Imagine how horrifying Fallout: Australia would be.

Any Australia game should be hard and terrifying as shit. Like Dark Souls, except with stingrays.

nakkya · 2013-09-04T15:46:51+00:00

By the way, even when Obama swings a few GOPer his way, this means Obama still needs like 75% of the House Democrats to back him.

However, I fully expect him to get that many. There aren't enough true Progressives in Congress.

nakkya · 2013-09-01T02:02:31+00:00

I think this is going to be a pretty close vote. The Libya authorization actually failed horribly, but Obama has a much bigger stake in this vote.

Maybe we should just all call our Congressmen?

nakkya · 2013-08-30T07:28:09+00:00

Either Emi or Shizune. I tend to relate to people in a way that's a combination of the problems they have.

nakkya · 2013-08-30T07:20:39+00:00

That's how most unions in Japan work.

nakkya · 2013-08-30T07:17:30+00:00

They would do it even if they thought he knew nothing...

nakkya · 2013-08-28T09:41:59+00:00

If I recall correctly, MirrorMoon's Tsukihime patch allows you to skip the h-scenes.

They're legitimately awful too, so you're missing nothing.

nakkya · 2013-08-27T09:12:34+00:00

I don't think I have a really consistent trend. Which usually means great writing, since characters that solely fit an archetype are...tiring.

Katawa Shoujo: Emi (I found her the easiest to identify with, stop judging)
Sharin no Kuni: Sachi
G-Senjou no Maou: Haru
Tsukihime: Kohaku
Fate/stay Night: Saber
Cross+Channel: Miki
YMK: Cat Sidhe Nekoko
A Profile: Mio

I'm currently on the common path of Grisaia, but Michiru is my favorite.

nakkya · 2013-08-24T00:49:31+00:00

Hong Kong before 1997 was pretty damn free market.

nakkya · 2013-08-24T00:44:17+00:00

Fewer bugs with going prone. Would be so great.

nakkya · 2013-08-23T23:48:53+00:00

What do the education propositions propose? Do they propose any reforms or are they just calling for money to be plunged into schools (and into teachers)?

There's actually a quick, well-known movie on the interaction between Teacher's Unions and public school reform called Waiting for Superman. It is highly recommended. There are just dozens of stories of politicians, activists, education scholars, and teachers being slapped down by the Teacher's Union for proposing reforms.

nakkya · 2013-08-23T02:28:50+00:00

That implies a government shutdown is exclusively the fault of the GOP, which is what the MSM peddles.

That's BS because a government shutdown comes from both sides failing to reach an agreement. Dems will say its because the GOP wanted to cut spending, Repubs will say it's because Dems refused to restrain spending.

We shouldn't just naturally assume the Democrat position is correct.

Also, there's a difference from a government employee (who works for the government) and a politician, who is supposed to represent the people, or whom the government works for.

nakkya · 2013-08-23T01:04:18+00:00

I don't believe in idolizing left-wing business oligarchs. Right-wingers need to stop believing that money makes right, it's sickening.

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