Are Indian students at a social disadvantage in N.America?

Question

I had an interesting conversation with an Indian friend of mine. He said that their culture teaches them to not be confident, to show deference and avoid speaking out for oneself. They also restrict contact between opposite sexes during the formative teenage years and most school evaluation is through exams and assignments, rather than presentations and verbal means.

All this puts them at a social snd therefore academic disadvantage in university and professional life here that can never be reversed.

What do you think and is there a cure?

I'm so sorry! I should've specified I meant people from India, not Natives. Sorry about that!

Wow Mr.335, I didn't expect people would get so offended. I was just curious and besides it's HIS opinion though I worded it. I'm sorry if I offended anyone; it was not my intention.

Answer 1

"They also restrict contact between opposite sexes during the formative teenage years."So screw their women before they do

Answer 2

Indians are very bright people in general and they excel at academics. I don't think these cultural differences are detrimental in themselves. Avoiding premature romantic relationships sounds like a positive to me. Learning the basics while you have the opportunity while you can rather than squandering your school years on crushes and all the emotional ups and downs of that ought to be the norm.

Not being an overbearing egoist as a teen isn't bad either. Showing deference is a way of being respectful toward another, especially an elder. These characteristics don't need a cure.

Indian students probably get some sort of preferential admission, although most of them probably don't need it.

Nothing you wrote about would require a "cure".

Answer 3

I teach on the Navajo Nation, and some of what you say is true for the tribe. Other things however are not true. I don't believe that they are at a disadvantage because if you look at Japan, they do things very similar and look out their outstanding performance in many areas.

What I see as a disadvantage for the students, or at least a lot of my students is the lack of caring that many of my students show. If they don't feel the need to do something and don't have the motivation to do something they aren't going to do it no matter what you might say or do for them. They don't realize the possibility of a future other than the reservation for a lot of them.

I won't say this is all my students but I will say that each year I teacher I see a downward spiral of appreciation and willingness to learn. Even those who are seniors now (my first class when I started) see it and feel bad about it.

Answer 4

I think you are under the impression that all other cultures are at a disadvantage solely because they are different from ours. Their cultures have evolved over centuries and have been created in order to make a life that works best for them!

What social disadvantage are you talking about? I'll bet that if you asked them, they would think YOU were wrong; that YOUR way of life is not as evolved as theirs and that you were being a pompous, ignorant fool for judging their entire lives and the lives of all of their family, friends and ancestors using YOUR values and way of life as a measuring stick by which to judge theirs.

That is the liberal mindset. Your question is worded so as to profess your interest in what is 'best' for these people, because obviously they are backward and at a great social disadvantage and accordingly need your help and input to assist them in conforming to your way of life or a standard which YOU judge to be 'what is best' for these primitive, underprivileged and socially backward people. They could probably teach you a thing or two about how to live life. Of course, you couldn't possibly be open to that, as they are in need of reversal and cure.

You have proven in two and a half paragraphs that your parents' money and your professors' hours of lecture as well as whatever years of experience you've had have been wasted on one who remains an ignorant, judgmental, uni-dimensional close minded and closed eyed, self made moron! I just wonder if your Indian friends know how lucky they are to have someone like you in their corner!

Answer 5

THE attack ? It wasn't just one. There has been a wave of attacks. MANY. Some involving hurling petrol bombs through their bedrooms at night. When a particular community is at the receiving end of attacks for 3 years and it gets worse in last 2 months, perhaps everyone starts calling it racist ? Well, whatever it was, one thing is now clear - Australians will choose to side with their anglo-saxon skin color rather than the ethical side in any "incident". So its easy to see how they might believe the attack itself to be racially motivated. Tha random one : Home schooled in the art of subtle and closet racism ? Such parents should be ashamed of themselves. Riley : If listening to people makes you sick, can you reckon how the BS being DONE to people makes them feel ?

Answer 6

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