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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] In the East, it is a duty of parents to bear the cost of the child's education   [/quote]
... as long as they study to be an engineer or doctor. Pity the Asian kid who wants to go into musical theater![/quote]

Not really. In SouthEast Asia, there are engineers and doctors, but also musicians, dancers, actors, painters, sculptors, writers, poets etc. In fact, it will come as news to you that all professions found in western societies are also found there and many more.

The parents pay for it because it is the duty of the parents to make sure that the child gets all the education and support needed to be able to become a productive member of the society. The child did not ask to be born. If the parents had the baby, they need to also raise the baby till he/she is capable of supporting himself/herself as well as their own spouses and children.

Only in this country, we are seeing majority of Asians becoming doctors and engineers. This is partly due to the fact that academic competition is not very tough here and Asians find it easy to get into these professions (even with the barriers of higher grades and other BS requirements that has been put to prevent Asians to succeed).

I am sure that is the reason that people think that Asians are only engineers and doctors. If you were better informed or well traveled, you would know that there is not a single country in the world where there are only doctors or engineers. 
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Thanks to you, I am finally informed that there are Asians in different professions in their home countries. Who would have thunk!
However, in the States, Asians push their kids to become doctors and engineers regardless of the kids' aptitudes and aspirations... so they would make good money and support parents in their old age?[/quote]

No, the parents want their kids to make good money, so that they can do they can have a comfortable life. They also want their kids to be able to afford the college education for their children.  In this way, the parents are helping to launch their children successfully and also safeguard their grand-kids future.

Most Asian parents live frugally and save for their kids college and weddings. They also save for their own retirement.  So, it is all good.   Asian  families are close knit and help out each other.

I have no problems taking care of my parents or my ILs. They have supported us and now we are privileged to take care of them, because we love and respect our parents.

It is natural for parents, siblings, children to be very attached to each other and do whatever is necessary to help each other.  When we see a lack of such love and concern for family members in Western people, it is shocking to us. Its just that we have not seen or experienced such detachment among family members, and it seems very inhuman.  I am sure though, it feels normal to those who have not seen anything different. [/quote]

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