
Originally Posted by
Vanya
...-This is just to describe a cultural difference in attitude. I have no idea what it's like in the US. Would you care to describe for me? I'm really very curious :-)
In my mind it represents a good thing for the population to be able to train up their critical senses from a young age. My dad would do it with me and my sister too, saying things that would force us to question what he was actually saying, and rewarding us when we managed to pick him apart. :-)
We are also schooled in emotions a lot over here. Many people say it's just too much nonsense, and they might be right that there's too much. But there should be at least a minimum of training kids in recognizing and respecting other peoples' feelings - as well as their own. -I'm in no way saying that we're perfect in this regards. Far from it. But attempts are made, at least, to encourage kids to be familiar with emotions. Which I think is helped along nicely by a societal focus on the role of fathers in kids' lives. Fathers are at least as important as mothers in child rearing, especially in the development of self respect and respecting other people. For both boys and girls. There have been quite a few studies on that over here, and society has taken the consequences and introduced paternity leave, in order to create bonds between fathers and their children.
All dads I know have taken out their complete quota of up to 12 weeks, and have become very competent child rearers.
I'm ranting.
But these are things I'm very happy with in this country. There are of course things that are less sucessful, and that have room for improvement. But those are not exactly examples for following.
But I think, if you really want to topple the Tyrants of our society, you need a population that will pick rhetoric apart, and that are compassionate and empathic, and that will have self respect enough to get rid of what doesn't work.
Good luck! -To all of us :-)
Things will work out in the end.
Though maybe these things might take a generation or two....
How do you know I'm from the US?
I understand what you mean about there being a cultural difference in attitude but I can't say you've given a good example. I think your guy from India's an oddball. I doubt many are like him anywhere.
Maybe he had some kind of unusual crush on the professor or something because I would think that anyone in their right mind would be proud of themselves for getting to notice a mistake to bring to someone's attention and save them from further embarrassment.
My significant other works with an Indian person and he said they think it's funny how we Americans feel like we must wake up at the crack of dawn to begin work. Also, I hear that in Mexico you'll find no one really wakes up and gets up and moving until a little before noon.
(Everyone I know that's grown up without a father seems like they're a card short of the deck.)
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