Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am constantly amazed at the 'Dad knows best' philosophy amongst Asian Indians here in the UK. I have done weddings for Indian girls who have tried to find boyfriends/husbands and have given up and go back to Dad for his choice! Different strokes for different folks I guess. Gerry Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com <http://www.gwpics.com> Tel: +44 (0)23 8046 3076 -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+gwpics=lycos.co.uk@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+gwpics=lycos.co.uk@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: 03 February 2005 16:45 To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: RE: [Leica] Quiz time.... Interesting - I was really startled when I first heard this, and thought it was an aberration - but now I've heard it enough times to know that it is not. My assumption is that Dad is selecting a career path for junior that Dad feels will guarantee economic security - but who knows. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 11:38 AM To: Leica Users Group; 'Leica Users Group' Subject: RE: [Leica] Quiz time.... There is a lot of truth to that. As the first college kid in the family, I totally chose my own destiny and career path (which I can't explain to them, it's tough to explain writing embedded compilers to folks who hardly speak English!) and my wife and I try hard not to push our kidz too hard. Fortunately (!) neither of our kidz is a genius type in math or music or any of the traditional things that Asians suppose to excel in.... It's a difficult fine line to tread as a parent. At 07:03 AM 2/3/2005, B. D. Colen wrote: >... there are a hell of allot of kids at MIT on >the undergrad level who are their because their parents have pushed >very hard for them to be there. I find this especially true with the >Asian and South Asian kids, some of whom have told me flat out that not >only were they 'told' to go to MIT, they are 'told' by their fathers >what to major in - and they often hate their majors. // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com) _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information