XPost: soc.culture.asian.american, soc.culture.china, soc.culture.japan
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From: Jensen@gmail.com
"beernuts" wrote in message
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> Um, I was talking about the lack of Asian names relative to Non Asian
> Nobel prize winners.
This is a topic upon which my friends and I have often pondered. Given the
huge pool from which China can draw talents and potential, there should
really be a relatively larger number of "world champions" in fields of art,
sport, literature and science; but there isn't. Why ? Even table-tennis, in
which the Chinese excelled for decades, has a Swede on top for the past 6 or
7 years. We don't mean that there *aren't* any Chinese who are on the top,
we merely noticed that there aren't as many relative to the population China
has compared to other nations. Many theories were put forth, one of which is
the Chinese schooling system. Chinese schools teach pupils to learn almost
everything by heart, thus doing away the pupils' ability to think and reason
things out: everything becomes parrot-fashion repetition. Another theory is
that the Chinese do not have thick enough skin on their elbows to brush
aside obstacles the way Westerners do, so they become the ones who are being
brushed aside. Another theory is that the Chinese have throughout the
centuries been taught obedience and respect to the point that their self
confidence is hampered, and when faced with opposition from Westerners, they
gladly give way. One indisputable fact is that opportunities in China to do
high level research that is rewarded with Nobel Prizes is very limited,
compared to those in the West. All these obstacles are slowly being taken
away, and that in time, China will produce her share of "world champions".
Jensen.
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