[Leica] Quiz time....

[jgovindaraj at eth.net (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

Let me assure you that the 'Dad knows nothing' philosophy is equally strange 
to us! The extended family is very, very important in most Asian countries 
that I know of, and as such the consent of the family is an important 
consideration in major decisions in one's life.
Cheers
Jayanand Govindaraj
Chennai, India

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Walden" <gwpics@lycos.co.uk>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 10:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Quiz time....


>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
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> -----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
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> 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
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> 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)
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