Re: Asian-ness (was Re: "Whiteness" Re: Obseneties)

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>  Where did the Asians get it from? Hmmm? Hmmm? Of course, they made it
>into their own style much different from the mainstream hot-rodders & the
>Chicano "low-riders."
Pretty much from eachother. On sees it from a friends car and wants to
copy it. I dont think many were going for the "hot-rod" style. In fact if
they were, they would be having their parents buy them mustangs, etc.
instead of acuras, etc.

Unfortunately my brother is falling into this trap.
>
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>    I talked to my father about this. He just said it's a symptom of their
>whole-hearted embrace of Western _bok qwai_ materialistic values.
>"They worship the Western religion of the Machine. They are not critical
>enough to see what is of real value. A car is just a machine. Machines
>always
>break down eventually... as do so-call 'Civilizations.' Look at what is
>happening to England. Bloody shame it's turning into a Third World nation.
>And you know that the Industrial Revolution started there, right?"
I will agree that yes, it's a symptom of materialistic values. Take my
brother for instance. in HS he was all about clothes, shoes, things. Just
like the rest of his friends (who were primarily Asian). He put material
value over family sometimes (he constantly complained the house wasnt nice
enough, or that we didnt give him enough things).

I always looked at it like this: I can replace things. I can buy new
shoes, noew jeans, etc. However, i can never replace my family, and that's
the important thing.


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