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{father referring to his anxiety over his son taking the college entrance exam}
Excerpt from The Corpse Walker: Real-Life China, from the Bottom Up by Liao Yiwu
I can only speak from my own experience in American culture when it comes to hearing stereotypes of Asian parents: being soooo strict with their children!!!11 But so often the dialogue stops there and I think this offers an interesting insight. Of course I may be wrong, but I welcome any comments from followers/anons.
(via thefistofartemis)
Having read this book and having been to China, I can say this sentiment rings very true. A lot of people I’ve talked to and read about seem to feel like the Cultural Revolution in particular was this huge chunk of tumultuous terror and lost time that they need to somehow make up for with the current generation. Pushiness results in stability, and that’s something they didn’t have. But I’m also not Chinese, so I can’t claim complete authority on this matter, but I at least wanted to share my observations.
