"Maybe this will prompt some research into the cultural factors in my community and how they translate into the observed behavior. " I think it is not good to

"Maybe this will prompt some research into the cultural factors in my community and how they translate into the observed behavior. " I think it is not good to jump ahead in these conclusions. what you missing is that the way filters are set up, a major part of indian immigrants that came here are the white collar types. Plus just by sheer numbers (there is one billion+ indians) there is more likely to produce a larger amount of smart/capable people, from a country with lests say 200million people. When you look at the whole indian society, I would not call it a model. The caste system is still alive, and most indians live in slummy conditions (by european standards anyways).