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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Indians do not expect equality. In fact they expect that they will be overlooked in all opportunities.  That is the reason the emphasis is on bettering oneself and working harder. It also means they live super frugally so that they can spend the money on educational resources.   It seems to be working well, so whatever others have to say does not matter.  This trait also means that they are focussed inwards. They don't self advocate and they don't question any shit that authority figures throw on them.

Finally, Indian parents will stay together in a marriage united by the goal of seeing their kids succeed and giving them a leg-up.  Anything else is disruptive to their children.  This alone (intact marriages and little dysfunction) helps the Indian children in all ways.

My White neighbor had all the advantages I could think of when their and our kids were little.  They were White, Blue-eyed, Blond, from a very well known, 1%er,  having their own wikipedia page, East Coast family - even though they themselves were middle class.  They would never have any problems getting into Ivies, getting internships  or getting a job etc.  The wife became a teacher, slept with her student and was thrown out.  Parents divorced. The father became a dope-head, kids are grown up, daughter did not go to a college and has gone into nefarious things earning a living on her back.  All their advantages have come to zero.  Thankfully they moved to Florida.

I see a lot of families like this. Most of the times these families have a lot of problem and it implodes during the school years of their kids. My thought is that such selfishness does not help the children.  They can spend money on everything but paying for their kids college. They can spend money on booze but not cooking for their children.

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Yup and then they bitch and moan about how Asians study too much and how they are achieving success only because they are cheating. [/quote]

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