Showing posts with label math and science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label math and science. Show all posts

Sunday, February 15, 2009

I am extremely loving of Chinese people

In light of the recent posts, I'd like to give you:

The top 10 reasons you should be extremely loving of Chinese people

10. Chinese New Year, where you get red envelopes full of money
9. We age really well
8. We value our families
7. Apparently all races love our women
6. We tend to be more insightful and believe in living a balance
5. We can solve your math problems
4. We tend to be good listeners and collaborators
3. If you need an impromptu violin or piano recital, you can count on us
2. Our language consists of one syllable words, so we don't need acronyms
1. We have really good, cheap food (if you know where to go)

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

The downside of everyone learning math and science

I recall a conversation I had with my dad many years ago. We were talking about the movie Schindler's List, and he was lamenting that there weren't any movies about the Chinese holocaust. I told him maybe it was because all the Chinese kids were being told to study math and science instead of film. Can you imagine the Chinese kid going to his parents and telling them he wanted to study filmmaking?

Morale of the story: There are advantages to having diverse expertise amongst your people.