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Western sociology and East-Asian sociology...
I play some 'ping-pong' and badminton.
PING-PONG! 'Sounds' fun!
For many 'Western people', they 'sometimes' do not understand why 'other peoples' don't just 'behave' like them. Why can't everybody j...
The thrist for dominance runs deep... Feeling empowered 'motivates'. Motivation is key.
"THIS IS SPARTA!!!" What a great line! If you are macho... That is why cops are cops. "Hello commisioner Gordon."
Well... not everybody can be 'pig' cops...b...
This notion of 'nationality' stems from understanding the matter of self-identity and social structure I think...
Take current events iinto perspective. With rising 'super-powers', like China and India. What model are we setting? Are we building ...
From McDonalds? I'm lovin' it :D!
To establish an Asian-'Western' identity requires 2nd, 3rd generation Asian Americans to adopt the American way of life... It is 'hard' for newcomers and 1st generations to adapt... sometimes... unless they have ...
In the academic sense... let's say in post-secondary school, intellectual stereotypes are good. For example, Rosa replied that Asians are "good at maths". There might be some truth in that, 'genetic' basis ('genetically predispositioned').
Is it w...
I also grew up as the minorities in a large population of Canadian people. When I entered post-secondary school, Asians from all walks of life (FOB and Canadianized) became apparent. I found my niche with a certain group of Asians.
Asian people are known stereotypically to be short and younger. This equals: 1. Cute, 2. Childish, 3. Incompetent in most western-style thinking. It all depends on the social context. Western peoples think of beauty and intelligence as more mature...
Tonite I forget that I am Asian???
I can forget. Only when I am self-consumed in some kind of strenous thinking 'activity' AKA work/study.
You are right. Most of the time "the western world forces you to confront the fact you're different on an ...
Megan Fox and Angelina Jolie, etc... Great looking ladies from everyman's perspective. Why? The colour of white is naturally beautiful. Just look at a piece of white 'paper'. Probably a bad analogy but think if the paper was 'not' white. It's 'use...
No political involvement because we Asians take advantage of the 'American' system (education, economy, creativity). We are learning. Learning from the 'developed' because we uhmm 'lack' this at the moment...
We are so eager to 'help' and get invo...
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Uni-student, Science, hmm...
I am a thinking ghost doing 'his' work under the guise. All I have is an umbrella. I collect umbrellas.
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