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[MWS Natural]

I'm not touching this issue with a 2 inch pole.

 

[SabinFigaro]

I do go out to pubs for a pint and cheap wings. I did it yesterday. I mostly do it with my white friends since they mostly don't want to do anything that doesn't involve drinking. My asian friends prefer going to a cafe for coffee and a dessert. There are exceptions, some of them are up for a good Settlers of Catan or LAN party night every now and then. My asian friends mostly don't drink, they LAN starcraft or play Settlers of Catan over snack food and casual discussion. They also watch TV shows together and discuss them. I enjoy both activities, I just don't like getting drunk or clubbing. Every time I go to a club with friends we have to yell at each other and only hear half the words even then. I find that the opposite of social, nobody can talk.

Good man; I despise clubbing for the same reason.

I've never understood the claim that Asians are too specialized in academics. There used to be a time when they focused solely on rout memorization (the "Asian are good at math" meme) but now Asian applicants to college have very well rounded background (their parents know how to game the system).

wat

 

[rpmurphy]

I don't know about others, but the issue is that with a sizable Asian group, people start feeling that they do not have to break out of their comfort zone and interact with other ethnic groups to function in school, which is the major priority due to culture. A lot of the older students would find the socialization incentive to be a waste of time. It's more or less a thing with the environment people grow up in.

 

[CrankyJay]

But are you Asian? Would they be as likely to invite you to lacrosse and rugby parties if you were "the Asian guy who plays Starcraft"?

They might if I talked to them during class or went out to parties when I wasn't playing Starcraft.

 

[Haly]

wat

A lot of asian parents these days push their kids to go to extracurriculars too, all for the sake of having something on their college transcript.

 

[Door2Dawn]

:lol

you sound like a fun guy.

You know not everyone considers clubbing and drinking a good time. Stop watching Jersey Shore and The Real World.

 

[SabinFigaro]

A lot of asian parents these days push their kids to go to extracurriculars too, all for the sake of having something on their college transcript.

To be fair, for most post-grad programs, this is true for everybody. When an application lists 48 spots for "extracurriculars", you can be damn sure that most people will find some way to fill those spots. No ancient Chinese secret here.

 

[Coeliacus]

My experience:

It's not really "Asians" but "foreign asian students" that segregate themselves heavily. I knew lots of foreign students from China that would be afraid to talk to ol' whitey but I also knew lots of second/third generation asians that would be much more likely to intermingle. And then I knew some foreign students that would open up when approached, so uh, it sort of depends

QFT
Then again I have to wonder how different it is overseas when Melbourne feels like its half asian these days anyway.

 

[-COOLIO-]

I've never understood the claim that Asians are too specialized in academics. There used to be a time when they focused solely on rout memorization (the "Asian are good at math" meme) but now Asian applicants to college have very well rounded background (their parents know how to game the system). They're in leadership positions, sports and other extracurricular activities. All of this is on top of the fact that many of them come from poor families in which English is not the primary language.

I'm especially bewildered that they claim Asians don't party or get hammered. A lot of them can't hold their liquor though.

ya this is bullshit with the ones i know.

asian glow lights up toronto on a saturday night

myself included.

 

[harSon]

Really? I'm still waiting for UCSC's decision. I've never heard anything about Santa Cruz. Is it a nice school?

The campus itself is ridiculously beautiful and the city itself is awesome, education wise, it depends on your major, but pretty much all of the UCs outside of Riverside and Merced are relatively good. This is my first quarter though, so I don't really have much of a sample size to give an opinion on.

 

[Haly]

To be fair, for most post-grad programs, this is true for everybody. When an application lists 48 spots for "extracurriculars", you can be damn sure that most people will find some way to fill those spots. No ancient Chinese secret here.

The parents are all interconnected on the Asian Parent Grapevine.

The moment one of them gets wind of any possible weakness their kids' transcript might have, the news spreads like wildfire.

I think this is one examples of the main differences in how various ethnic families treat academics.

 

[Johann]

wat

The objective criteria for getting into most elite schools is well known to the public. High GPA, excellent standardized test scores, leadership qualities, strong letters of recommendation, and extracurricular activities to round out all the academics. You'll see parents encourage (i.e. force) their children to participate in extracurricular activities to diversify their transcript.

It's dilemma that college admissions face since there is no impartial way to reject many accomplished, well-rounded Asian applicants.

 

[Ulairi]

I went to UC Berkley which is considered an "asian" school I guess and from my experience Asian Americans partied just like all the rest of the Americans but Asians from Asia tended to hang out with each other and not party as much as the Americans. But, when I'd go out with my wife and her friends they'd go clubbing but they'd go to actually dance and a lot of them wouldn't drink. They'd also have house parties but instead of just getting drunk they'd play Killer games, KTV, and have activities.

 

[Zzoram]

Good point on asians catching up in extracurriculars. In the face of descrimination, they just double down and work harder by keeping up grades but adding in the school band and hospital volunteer work or something.

 

[SRG01]

Dear God, Asians don't party? Since when? Considering that most of us Asians are missing a certain enzyme in our liver, we actually get drunk faster than most. :lol

 

[Technosteve]

College the only place where white people are the minority,

Spoiler

Valid only in Math Economics Biology Physics and Engineering

 

[-COOLIO-]

Dear God, Asians don't party? Since when? Considering that most of us Asians are missing a certain enzyme in our liver, we actually get drunk faster than most. :lol

seriously? i didnt know that.

i think im missing it too :lol

 

[velvet_nitemare]

From what I've seen personally, UC Irvine is absolutely awful in this regard.

I'm a student at UCI, and the above is probably true for the fobby asians. Americanized asians are pretty social.

School is 56% asian, and it's in So Cal.

 

[Hari Seldon]

Honestly who gives a fuck? Asians work hard so they deserve it. University is about working hard not partying.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

It depends on the culture too. The school I go to is fairly segregated, but with the Greek system the way it is, it's pretty obvious why.

 

[Technosteve]

I read this article as white Canadians wanting to waste there parents monies and go liberal arts for the social life

 

[XiaNaphryz]

I'm a student at UCI, and the above is probably true for the fobby asians. Americanized asians are pretty social.

This is pretty much true for the west coast in general. Asian-Americans generally have no issues hanging out with other ethnic groups.

 

[Unknown One]

The parents are all interconnected on the Asian Parent Grapevine.

The moment one of them gets wind of any possible weakness their kids' transcript might have, the news spreads like wildfire.

I think this is one examples of the main differences in how various ethnic families treat academics.

Yeah I seriously hate that shit when growing up. My kid is better then yours crap and have your parents rub it in your face as well.

 

[Thai]

half of this article is about pressure parents put on kids (asian or otherwise), the other half is about White Flight from certain universities.

 

[Haly]

Yeah I seriously hate that shit when growing up. My kid is better then yours crap and have your parents rub it in your face as well.

"Why can't you be more like your friend and get good grades?"

 

[jamesinclair]

half of this article is about pressure parents put on kids (asian or otherwise), the other half is about White Flight from certain universities.

Yeah, I dont think anyone read the article.

The first half is racism central.

"I dont want to go to x university because they have colored folks there"


Then it sorts of morphs into "asians study too much" and "people for cliques"

 

[Superman00]

I'm finding a lot of what people saying pretty ironic. It seems like people are stuck on either "asians" are this or that. I live in Northern VA near DC. There is big asians population here. I have a lot of asians, black, latino friends. However, I have very few white friends. Just seems like to me, white people tends to stick to themselves too, not just other groups. Asians around here party like crazy, but at the same time, they just happen to study like crazy when they aren't partying.

 

[-COOLIO-]

Yeah I seriously hate that shit when growing up. My kid is better then yours crap and have your parents rub it in your face as well.

ya the status stuff in chinese culture sounds kind of sucky, ive seen the effects of it too.

if i had parents like that i feel id be kinda tempted to just be a hobo

 

[Zzoram]

ya the status stuff in chinese culture sounds kind of sucky, ive seen the effects of it too.

if i had parents like that i feel id be kinda tempted to just be a hobo

Again that's a bit of a stereotype, not all asian parents are like that and some are a little but not too extreme.

 

[Desi]

I wish my parents could actually understand my homework.

 

[Lard]

Do you go and talk to them. My group is made up of Indian Chinese, Macedonian, polish and Venezuelan.

I've tried, yes.

 

[Unknown One]

It is true in my Asian community. News spread like wildfire. My family gets shunned by the Asian community because of a freaking divorce.

Not all parents are like that, but there are a lot out there. It's funny how some brag about how much better their children are when they don't even know what the hell their children does.

 

[Superman00]

It is true in my Asian community. News spread like wildfire. My family gets shunned by the Asian community because of a freaking divorce.

Not all parents are like that, but there are a lot out there. It's funny how some brag about how much better their children are when they don't even know what the hell their children does.

I agree, I can't stand older asians people sometimes. They talk way too much and spread rumors way too much. It's just so damn annoying.

 

[Lunchbox]

does canada imply asians as people from the indian subcontinent like british people, or far eastern like the US?

i read through several articles from different sources where they were talking about different people and i was thinking about the other

 

[Zzoram]

does canada imply asians as people from the indian subcontinent like british people, or far eastern like the US?

i read through several articles from different sources where they were talking about different people and i was thinking about the other

In Canada Asian means East Asian (China, Korean, Japan, Vietnam, etc). We generally use the term Indian for people from India, and Natives for Native Americans.

 

[Johann]

does canada imply asians as people from the indian subcontinent like british people, or far eastern like the US?

i read through several articles from different sources where they were talking about different people and i was thinking about the other

The largest Asian group in Canada is Chinese followed by Indian/Pakistani. Koreans and South East Asians also have significant populations. I believe use of Asian is similar to that of its use in the US.

 

[Thai]

In Canada Asian means East Asian (China, Korean, Japan, Vietnam, etc). We generally use the term Indian for people from India, and Natives for Native Americans.

red flag, sir. First Nations!

 

[elcapitan]

Even though I'm Asian (Vietnamese), my parents are pretty chill. I think they would prefer that I become a doctor or whatever, but they just let me do whatever I want. Never felt pressure from them.

The ones who self-segregate are usually the foreign ones like it was mentioned earlier. Asian-Americans have no problems intermingling.

 

[Korey]

Um....a lot of Asians I know party and drink. And they can do that and excel at school at the same time.

Honestly, this news article sounds like one of those bullshit human interest stories you always see where one bored journalist will make up a narrative out of thin air and fish for quotes from three random people and write a whole article about it as if it applies to the entire population.

 

[Deadly]

I lol'd at ''or go to McGill''. Do they actually think there isn't alot of asians there? :lol

 

[Zzoram]

red flag, sir. First Nations!

ok ok, First Nations. Metis for the part-whites, and Inuit for the territorries.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

This Indian girl got like 101% in one of her math classes in high school. They couldn't fit 3 digits on the report card, so they put a 99% and attached a note to it saying that she actually got 101%. lol.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

I lol'd at ''or go to McGill''. Do they actually think there isn't alot of asians there? :lol

That's the funniest part.

 

[Zzoram]

This Indian girl got like 101% in one of her math classes in high school. They couldn't fit 3 digits on the report card, so they put a 99% and attached a note to it saying that she actually got 101%. lol.

A prof said in class today he doesn't like giving _9 marks. He then clarified to say he rounds up 49, 59, 69, 79, etc. He never mentioned 99 but that's the one I wanted to know about :lol

 

[donkey show]

I'm not sure about Canada, but within the United States, or at least California, large blocks of Asians tend to restrict their socializing to other groups of Asians. I personally never had trouble penetrating those circles, considering I am part Japanese, but I have noticed that I'm the elephant in the room/odd man out when hanging with some Asian friends.

From what I've seen personally, UC Irvine is absolutely awful in this regard.

University of Chinese Immigrants
University of Civics and Integras

:lol

I was definitely the same way as you were when I attended UCI early in the decade. Even though I was Filipino, I never really hung out with with the Asian crowds as they tended to be pretty xenophobic, especially when 60% of the total population of campus was Asian back then. But it did tend to be those who were not really Americanized, etc.

 

[george_us]

I also noticed this at Ohio State.

 

[DonasaurusRex]

asians killjoys? Maybe i felt this too at one point....till i went to a japanese wedding...wtf 10 hrs of toasts and partying ..damn.

 

[firehawk12]

The article is strange because it doesn't differentiate between Asian Canadians and international students. I think if you remove the foreign students from the numbers, the actual number of Asian students in universities would be much lower (especially in the sciences).

 

[Zzoram]

Also "Asians" is a pretty broad term. Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Phillipino, Cambodians, they're all pretty culturally different and have insanely different languages that mean they can only speak to each other in English.

 

[Zzoram]

The article is strange because it doesn't differentiate between Asian Canadians and international students. I think if you remove the foreign students from the numbers, the actual number of Asian students in universities would be much lower (especially in the sciences).

Ya probably, but even second and third generation Asians seem to trend more towards valuing education even if they mix in more clubbing.