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Asians don't have the genes to compete on sports. So entry to college is essentially going to be based around academic scores and music. Asians are also physica

by teyc 16y ago

Asians don't have the genes to compete on sports. So entry to college is essentially going to be based around academic scores and music. Asians are also physically can't compete with caucasians when it comes to labouring, so a position in the office offsets that disadvantage. Some of the hard work put into training the children is simply trying to overcome whatever physical disadvantage their children have. This isn't particularly good in societies which are predominantly Chinese, because hyper competitiveness leads no where. There is nothing to hack. However, in Western society, I'd think a moderate form of authoritative parenting is useful.

cafard 16y ago
"Asians don't have the genes to compete on sports." Asia is a big continent, and there are a lot of sports. One is starting to see Chinese players in the NBA, and the Japanese and Koreans are showing up and doing well in major league baseball, to say nothing of gymnastics, swimming, and so on. And then there's cricket, squash, etc., but perhaps you aren't including the subcontinent. "Asians are also physically can't compete with caucasians..." You might want to read up on the history of the transcontinental railroad. It seems to me more likely that people who have made it here from Asia over the last 60 years have figured out pay scales: doctor, high; laborer, low. "This isn't particularly good in societies which are predominantly Chinese, because hyper competitiveness leads no where." No, except to the best schools, the best jobs, and so on. I am reliably assured the kids in Taiwan and Korea work awfully hard.
- teyc 16y ago
  I'm speaking of myself as a person of southern Chinese descent. As one progresses north, people are physically taller. Transcontinental railroad - it's a testament of hard work despite physical limitations. "because hyper competitiveness leads no where." I lived in Malaysia and Singapore, and I'm speaking of the declining marginal utility of hyper competitiveness. It is a kind of mania that leads to overinvestment in a sector at the expense of another.

by teyc 16y ago

cafard 16y ago

"Asians don't have the genes to compete on sports." Asia is a big continent, and there are a lot of sports. One is starting to see Chinese players in the NBA, and the Japanese and Koreans are showing up and doing well in major league baseball, to say nothing of gymnastics, swimming, and so on. And then there's cricket, squash, etc., but perhaps you aren't including the subcontinent. "Asians are also physically can't compete with caucasians..." You might want to read up on the history of the transcontinental railroad. It seems to me more likely that people who have made it here from Asia over the last 60 years have figured out pay scales: doctor, high; laborer, low. "This isn't particularly good in societies which are predominantly Chinese, because hyper competitiveness leads no where." No, except to the best schools, the best jobs, and so on. I am reliably assured the kids in Taiwan and Korea work awfully hard.

teyc 16y ago
I'm speaking of myself as a person of southern Chinese descent. As one progresses north, people are physically taller. Transcontinental railroad - it's a testament of hard work despite physical limitations. "because hyper competitiveness leads no where." I lived in Malaysia and Singapore, and I'm speaking of the declining marginal utility of hyper competitiveness. It is a kind of mania that leads to overinvestment in a sector at the expense of another.