Going-To-The-Dogs?: 2nd-Gen Asian-Americans? Fall from Grace?

Dear Folks, 

When Asians take their children to America, do they REALLY KNOW what is in store for their fine offspring?

I think they have no clue. I think they believe the myths and the hyperbole, and the misinformation about the American School System, and the Land of Opportunity.

Instead, what do they meet in places like LA?

Garbage Black Prison Culture?

Although, some of the young things seem to enjoy the Black Studs….up until after the first year of marriage, and then they realize it was all just a heavenly dream.

Would you send your beloved children to the USA for schooling, beginning in late elementary or first year Junior High School?

REALLY?

https://youtu.be/f6rLbcFtPaQ

Why don’t they just stay where they are?

They could be happier.

The grass is NOT greener in America.

This is a myth.

So, would you send your kids to the USA, to live in home-stay, while they become brainwashed, as we can see from this uplifting….

Music Video about the Night-Scene for Asian-American Second Generation….?

What are the parents even thinking?

Best regards,

Gamma

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Note: For some reason, and quite often, YT Videos, and also images, do not easily load properly into the Original Topic, or into subsequent comments.

This is unfortunately and cumbersome.

The only workaround seems to be to add the links a 2nd or 3rd time....

HENCE, obviously, the need to Add the Link here, in a subsequent reply, instead of where it should be.

Oh, well, one cannot have EVERYTHING, I guess.

It seems that what I had thought should have been CRYSTAL CLEAR, meaning the MEANING of the text in the OP, is actually NOT clear to at least one member who finds the meaning "unclear".

Therefore, please let me clarify using more academic language, which is actually NOT a bad idea, since most Chinese families desire their offspring to do well academically and become fine upstanding family members, respecting ancestors, and so forth....

Here is the clarification:

Textual Deconstruction: Emigration and Cultural Assimilation

Core Concept of PostThe original post argues against the practice of Asian parents sending their children to the United States for education. The central thesis asserts that the perceived benefits of American society are illusory, and that emigration exposes youth to detrimental cultural influences.

Argument Deconstruction

• Expectation Versus Reality: The author claims that Asian parents rely on misinformation and hyperbole regarding the superiority of the American educational system and the broader concept of the "Land of Opportunity."

• Cultural Assimilation Risks: The text asserts that second-generation immigrant youth often assimilate into undesirable American subcultures rather than achieving intended academic or socioeconomic goals. The original text relies on explicit racial stereotypes and derogatory characterizations to define these subcultures.

• Interpersonal Dissatisfaction: The author argues that cross-cultural romantic relationships formed within this environment are transient and ultimately lead to regret.

• Conclusion: The text concludes that the risks of cultural integration in the United States outweigh any educational benefits. The author advocates that students remain in their native countries to ensure greater long-term stability and happiness.

How could the original post not be crystal clear?

I remain quite puzzled.

Most of those who had graduated from junior high school could easily read and understand the OP, with complete clarity.

Go figure....as they say....

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1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Going-To-The-Dogs?: 2nd-Gen Asian-Americans? Fall from Grace?

Dear Folks, 

When Asians take their children to America, do they REALLY KNOW what is in store for their fine offspring?

I think they have no clue. I think they believe the myths and the hyperbole, and the misinformation about the American School System, and the Land of Opportunity.

Instead, what do they meet in places like LA?

Garbage Black Prison Culture?

Although, some of the young things seem to enjoy the Black Studs….up until after the first year of marriage, and then they realize it was all just a heavenly dream.

Would you send your beloved children to the USA for schooling, beginning in late elementary or first year Junior High School?

REALLY?

https://youtu.be/f6rLbcFtPaQ

Why don’t they just stay where they are?

They could be happier.

The grass is NOT greener in America.

This is a myth.

So, would you send your kids to the USA, to live in home-stay, while they become brainwashed, as we can see from this uplifting….

Music Video about the Night-Scene for Asian-American Second Generation….?

What are the parents even thinking?

Best regards,

Gamma

What misinformation about the schools? They're a hundred times better.

My school owner friend here, in the school system for 50 years here and trained in the US for English, before coming back and opening his school, which is country known, told me, which I already knew, my daughter will do much better living in America, with it's better schools, living conditions, safer driving, and a better chance to find a better mate, and he's a 72 year old Thai man.

Every Thai woman I know back in the states said they'll never return to Thailand, as they have a much better life there.

That up to 65% or more of school girls here are molested by age 17 shows what goes on here, whereas it's less than 10% in America, and is reason enough not to leave girls here. I wouldn't leave my daughter here for any reason, as I care about her too much.

The Buddhist culture looks at women as secondary, which Americans don't unless they are the few misogynists there, who are easily avoided. Here it's impossible.

Others here have sent their children to America for schooling, and they've stayed to work afterwards.

21 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

What misinformation about the schools? They're a hundred times better.

My school owner friend here, in the school system for 50 years here and trained in the US for English, before coming back and opening his school, which is country known, told me, which I already knew, my daughter will do much better living in America, with it's better schools, living conditions, safer driving, and a better chance to find a better mate, and he's a 72 year old Thai man.

Every Thai woman I know back in the states said they'll never return to Thailand, as they have a much better life there.

That up to 65% or more of school girls here are molested by age 17 shows what goes on here, whereas it's less than 10% in America, and is reason enough not to leave girls here. I wouldn't leave my daughter here for any reason, as I care about her too much.

The Buddhist culture looks at women as secondary, which Americans don't unless they are the few misogynists there, who are easily avoided. Here it's impossible.

Others here have sent their children to America for schooling, and they've stayed to work afterwards.

With your vast experience living in China for many decades, how would you compare the Chinese school system in Shanghai, and other major cities, to the US school system?

Thailand is a very small place.

East Asia is a very large place.

Let us focus more on Asians from East Asia, since they are smarter, too.

They probably have, on average, at least 7 IQ points advantage over the Average Black American, or SouthEast Asian.

Just visit Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Kyoto, Yokohama, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichong, GuangDong, Beijing, if you do not believe me.

Anyway, I know, for sure, since I have actually LIVED in these places, and never as a tourist, for years and decades.

I also lived in the US for a little over two decades, and I attended school in the USA.

I would say that the top private boarding schools in the USA are the best in the world.

Or, they once were, until they began following some strange "artificial inclusion agenda directive".

One can get a first class education in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and other cities if one is Asian.

No need to travel to America, and risk having your child exposed to what we all know exists there: Sex, Drugs, and Rock N Roll, not to mention Black Dudes and Latino Gang members fresh out of prision.

Just look at the incarceration rates for Black Men in the USA.

Is this something for them to be proud of?

And, who wants to be pulled over by a cop in the USA, a cop completely covered in TATTOOs?

You have a few quite radical BELIEFS, and I realize this.

Your beliefs are NOT the mainstream beliefs here on the forum, just from my casual observations.

This is not to say that your beliefs, or your perspective, is not the right one for you.

Just different.

You sound like a God Fearing Right-Winger who sings the National Anthem, and wishes to return to the Texas of the early 1960s.

Many less-than-preferable subcultures are gaining strength in America.

This view is just based on demographics....and so....

Enjoy your return to Sodom and Gomorrah, if you will....

The 1950s America is now long dead, so very sad, Sir....

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8 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Just look at the incarceration rates for Black Men in the USA.

Is this something for them to be proud of?

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There is no single cumulative count of every Black male who has ever been incarcerated across American history. However, Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) track the lifetime likelihood of imprisonment, and the U.S. Census Bureau/BJS track the number of currently incarcerated individuals by age group.

Lifetime Likelihood of Incarceration

A young Black man born in 2001 has an estimated chance of serving time in state or federal prison during his lifetime. The cumulative likelihood increases with age: [1, 2]

• By age 25: 15.9% of Black males have served time.

• By age 30: 21.4% of Black males have served time.

• By age 35: 24.6% of Black males have served time.

• By age 40: 26.6% of Black males have served time.

Currently Incarcerated Population

Black males are disproportionately impacted by incarceration, with the highest imprisonment rates occurring among those ages 25 to 39. On any given day, an estimated 1 in 9 young Black males between the ages of 20 and 34 are behind bars. [1, 2]

Exact demographic snapshots of currently sentenced individuals in federal and state institutions demonstrate this age skew:

• Ages 18–24: Make up approximately 15% of the total male incarcerated population.

• Ages 25–39: Make up over 50% of the Black male prison population.

• Ages 40+: Account for roughly 35% of the total incarcerated population.

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As the USA education ranks 31st in the world, I would think that Asian parents are looking for their kids to take the top places and get a good career. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/education-rankings-by-country

Asians out perform white Americans at school and University as they study harder. (https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1406402111 https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/17/04/other-achievement-gap)

I used to privately teach Thais how to pass American (and other) university interviews and many stayed there for further study or got jobs later. Their parents wanted their kids to have a chance to succeed and pushed them hard (perhaps too hard but that's just an opinion. It worked).

8 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

With your vast experience living in China for many decades, how would you compare the Chinese school system in Shanghai, and other major cities, to the US school system?

Thailand is a very small place.

East Asia is a very large place.

Let us focus more on Asians from East Asia, since they are smarter, too.

They probably have, on average, at least 7 IQ points advantage over the Average Black American, or SouthEast Asian.

Just visit Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Kyoto, Yokohama, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichong, GuangDong, Beijing, if you do not believe me.

Anyway, I know, for sure, since I have actually LIVED in these places, and never as a tourist, for years and decades.

I also lived in the US for a little over two decades, and I attended school in the USA.

I would say that the top private boarding schools in the USA are the best in the world.

Or, they once were, until they began following some strange "artificial inclusion agenda directive".

One can get a first class education in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and other cities if one is Asian.

No need to travel to America, and risk having your child exposed to what we all know exists there: Sex, Drugs, and Rock N Roll, not to mention Black Dudes and Latino Gang members fresh out of prision.

Just look at the incarceration rates for Black Men in the USA.

Is this something for them to be proud of?

And, who wants to be pulled over by a cop in the USA, a cop completely covered in TATTOOs?

You have a few quite radical BELIEFS, and I realize this.

Your beliefs are NOT the mainstream beliefs here on the forum, just from my casual observations.

This is not to say that your beliefs, or your perspective, is not the right one for you.

Just different.

You sound like a God Fearing Right-Winger who sings the National Anthem, and wishes to return to the Texas of the early 1960s.

Many less-than-preferable subcultures are gaining strength in America.

This view is just based on demographics....and so....

Enjoy your return to Sodom and Gomorrah, if you will....

The 1950s America is now long dead, so very sad, Sir....

I only visited China in airports, so I didn't interact with them much, besides at Starbucks. Chinese and American schools are pretty different as far as curriculum but both have students graduating with abiities to excel................Outcomes and Focus

• China: The system consistently produces students with exceptional discipline and world-leading scores in foundational subjects like math and science.

• America: While standardized test scores are sometimes lower on global metrics, the system is designed to produce adaptable innovators, entrepreneurs, and independent thinkers.

• There might be sex, drugs and rock and roll in America, but that doesn't mean they'll ruin your future. Starting a child out aware of what's coming, preparing them for the problems other humans will bring, is more than what schools do but largely what's learned at home.

• There's sex, drugs and rock and roll here also, along with men who aren't held responsible for the children they create, most looking at women as secondary which makes them impossible to avoid, unlike in America where many men are responsible, must pay child support, and are a lot more likely to stick around after a child is born.

• What man my daughter chooses as a partner is her decision, but until she leaves the house, she will be schooled well from myself on what to expect. My other daughters were also, but did waste their time with a couple losers until they looked at what they learned and chose better. That happens everywhere, but here, your chance of finding a decent, employed, faithful, loving non abusive man are near to impossible unless you want to be a farmer, which isn't my daughter's future.

• She will make more money every hour after she leaves school than most here make in a week, and even though things cost more there, she will still be way ahead of what happens here daily.

• Black men, or any other men, who break the laws, will be pulled over. here, with the lack of enforcement, many get away with things you would pay for in the west.

• I'm a moral thinker, which a lot here are also. That some use P4P is obvious, and that's their deal.

• Nothing radical in my thinking but looking at women as humans and not objects, and children to be taken care of, and not left with grandma.

• I wish to return to Texas of 2026, and was there since 1985, seeing it change but stay the same in many things, which I like and which is a good environment for my daughter also. I also was born in America, and know full well what's it's been like from 1956 to now.

5 minutes ago, Purdey said:

As the USA education ranks 31st in the world, I would think that Asian parents are looking for their kids to take the top places and get a good career. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/education-rankings-by-country

Asians out perform white Americans at school and University as they study harder. (https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1406402111 https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/17/04/other-achievement-gap)

I used to privately teach Thais how to pass American (and other) university interviews and many stayed there for further study or got jobs later. Their parents wanted their kids to have a chance to succeed and pushed them hard (perhaps too hard but that's just an opinion. It worked).

If an Asian child is pushed to attend a top USA private boarding school, then I would not argue with this path.

However, the drug culture in the USA is still quite pervasive.

Would I want that for my child? No, and I would be unwilling to take the risk.

Environmental factors are super important for young children during the developmental phases of years NINE through 16, and up to 18.

Choose the best for your child.

Some place where their peer group represents the same social group that you wish for your child.

5 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I only visited China in airports, so I didn't interact with them much, besides at Starbucks. Chinese and American schools are pretty different as far as curriculum but both have students graduating with abiities to excel................Outcomes and Focus

• China: The system consistently produces students with exceptional discipline and world-leading scores in foundational subjects like math and science.

• America: While standardized test scores are sometimes lower on global metrics, the system is designed to produce adaptable innovators, entrepreneurs, and independent thinkers.

• There might be sex, drugs and rock and roll in America, but that doesn't mean they'll ruin your future. Starting a child out aware of what's coming, preparing them for the problems other humans will bring, is more than what schools do but largely what's learned at home.

• There's sex, drugs and rock and roll here also, along with men who aren't held responsible for the children they create, most looking at women as secondary which makes them impossible to avoid, unlike in America where many men are responsible, must pay child support, and are a lot more likely to stick around after a child is born.

• What man my daughter chooses as a partner is her decision, but until she leaves the house, she will be schooled well from myself on what to expect. My other daughters were also, but did waste their time with a couple losers until they looked at what they learned and chose better. That happens everywhere, but here, your chance of finding a decent, employed, faithful, loving non abusive man are near to impossible unless you want to be a farmer, which isn't my daughter's future.

• She will make more money every hour after she leaves school than most here make in a week, and even though things cost more there, she will still be way ahead of what happens here daily.

• Black men, or any other men, who break the laws, will be pulled over. here, with the lack of enforcement, many get away with things you would pay for in the west.

• I'm a moral thinker, which a lot here are also. That some use P4P is obvious, and that's their deal.

• Nothing radical in my thinking but looking at women as humans and not objects, and children to be taken care of, and not left with grandma.

• I wish to return to Texas of 2026, and was there since 1985, seeing it change but stay the same in many things, which I like and which is a good environment for my daughter also. I also was born in America, and know full well what's it's been like from 1956 to now.

Once a Texan, always a Texan, I guess.

One just cannot beat it out of those Texans.

I don't like Texas.

But I have nothing against Rice University.

It is only that the entire state is just chockfull of Redneck Texans, which is what worries me most.

10 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I only visited China in airports, so I didn't interact with them much, besides at Starbucks.

You are joking.....

Right?

I mean, this IS a joke, corrrect?

17 minutes ago, Purdey said:

As the USA education ranks 31st in the world, I would think that Asian parents are looking for their kids to take the top places and get a good career. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/education-rankings-by-country

Asians out perform white Americans at school and University as they study harder. (https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1406402111 https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/17/04/other-achievement-gap)

I used to privately teach Thais how to pass American (and other) university interviews and many stayed there for further study or got jobs later. Their parents wanted their kids to have a chance to succeed and pushed them hard (perhaps too hard but that's just an opinion. It worked).

This is sort of a good point: Better to be a smarter student among substandard students, than to be a smart student among geniuses.

If Chinese parents are careful, then they are able to carefully select the school districts to ensure that the peer groups at such schools are aligned with the values of the Chinese parents.

These schools are located in places in the USA where the average house price is north of USD2million.

Many of the top private prep-schools in the USA have a much larger percentage of Chinese students than they once did...MUCH larger....

One cannot deny that, FOR THE SUPER RICH, or just those with a high-net-worth of about USD4 million, or above, the USA is still the Land of Opportunity.

But, for the slave class, then.....they are left with the dregs, and maybe a less healthier life in many ways.

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12 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Once a Texan, always a Texan, I guess.

One just cannot beat it out of those Texans.

I don't like Texas.

But I have nothing against Rice University.

It is only that the entire state is just chockfull of Redneck Texans, which is what worries me most.

I'm from New Jersey. I picked Texas because my mom moved there and I visited her in 1978. Liked it so much I moved back in 1985. Warm with some cold, great hunting and fishing of all types, all worldwide food in one place, friendly people, great music venues, lovely outdoors, beaches, lakes and rivers. I lived there 32 years, and yes, there are rednecks there, which are the minority. I visited all southern states and rednecks are okay by me. Unless you live somewhere for years, you won't know it but are just a tourist.

7 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

This is sort of a good point: Better to be a smarter student among substandard students, than to be a smart student among geniuses.

If Chinese parents are careful, then they are able to carefully select the school districts to ensure that the peer groups at such schools are aligned with the values of the Chinese parents.

These schools are located in places in the USA where the average house price is north of USD2million.

Many of the top private prep-schools in the USA have a much larger percentage of Chinese students than they once did...MUCH larger....

One cannot deny that, FOR THE SUPER RICH, or just those with a high-net-worth of about USD4 million, or above, the USA is still the Land of Opportunity.

But, for the slave class, then.....they are left with the dregs, and maybe a less healthier life in many ways.

A healthier life comes from within. Money helps but isn't a guarantee of health in any way. Most people in America are getting by, as there is help available for those needing it, especially with children. I knew thousands of people, and none were millionaires. With a house and everything, many have a net worth but are still in debt.Chinese students coming to America to learn means something.

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I welcome the Chinese youth to the USA.

I just worry that they will become ruined by that which they do not completely understand....before it is too late to rectify the problem.

Most Chinese intending to emigrate to the USA are not fully informed.

They base their decisions on incomplete information, or on peer pressure from friends.

Then, when it is too late, they often become disallusioned.

If they are very wealthy, then they can leave the USA, and go elsewhere.

But, what about their children, who the American Experience ruined?

The American experience doesn't ruin anyone unless it's already part of their lives. You haven't been there in decades, so are out of the loop besides what you hear online. It's still much the same with more people now.

29 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

If an Asian child is pushed to attend a top USA private boarding school, then I would not argue with this path.

However, the drug culture in the USA is still quite pervasive.

Would I want that for my child? No, and I would be unwilling to take the risk.

Environmental factors are super important for young children during the developmental phases of years NINE through 16, and up to 18.

Choose the best for your child.

Some place where their peer group represents the same social group that you wish for your child.

Wherever a child goes to school, there will be a drug problem, which includes China. It might not be as large as in the west but it's still there, and it's still a personal decision and peer pressure. Children going to private schools still abuse drugs. Some times higher than at the public ones, as money is easier obtained.

2 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Wherever a child goes to school, there will be a drug problem, which includes China. It might not be as large as in the west but it's still there, and it's still a personal decision and peer pressure. Children going to private schools still abuse drugs. Some times higher than at the public ones, as money is easier obtained.

If if wish to join the discussion in a serious way, do NOT quote data from your GUT.

You need to use reliable sources.

Also, you have ZERO experience attending top prep boarding schools, and this is a HUGE omission from your personal experience if you wish to share your opinion about private schools.

Just provide links to reliable, peer-reviewed, sources....

Do NOT quote from your GUT, since doing this is completely meaningless, and not helpful.

The USA is a FAR different country than it once was.

Or, do you insist that it is still the same?

I am not here to debate, but to teach (in your case).

19 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I lived there 32 years, and yes, there are rednecks there, which are the minority.

Please share a link supporting your claim, if you wish anyone to take you seriously.

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

If if wish to join the discussion in a serious way, do NOT quote data from your GUT.

You need to use reliable sources.

Also, you have ZERO experience attending top prep boarding schools, and this is a HUGE omission from your personal experience if you wish to share your opinion about private schools.

Just provide links to reliable, peer-reviewed, sources....

Do NOT quote from your GUT, since doing this is completely meaningless, and not helpful.

The USA is a FAR different country than it once was.

Or, do you insist that it is still the same?

I am not here to debate, but to teach (in your case).

I again go from personal experience and facts, along with others I trust. That is reliable sources. I have friends and family in private schools. It's easy to research what goes on in them. as I just showed. How would you know if America has changed if you haven't been there in decades? You look up AI, which doesn't show how people are getting along but how the population has increased. You cannot teach someone who has decades more actual experience living in a country . You are on the outside looking in. I've only been here 8+ years, and go home yearly for over a month, along with those many still living there I talk to weekly.

17 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

A healthier life comes from within.

This is COMPLETELY untrue.

Please share a link which demonstrates that this might be true.

What evidence do you have for this blind statement?

You have already made the decision to leave Thailand and return to the USA, to Texas.

Therefore, it would not be cognitively-tenable for you to hold to conflicting beliefs, or actions and plans and beliefs that are in conflict.

This is just simple Festinger Theory.

You plan is to return to Texas, for whatever reason, logical or illogical.

Therefore, you MUST align your beliefs in a way that will cause the least amount of tension and dissonance.

But, you have ZERO hard evidence to support your beliefs or claims.

or....DO YOU?

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5 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Please share a link supporting your claim, if you wish anyone to take you seriously.

A link showing the amount of rednecks in the US? How about actually living where they did, and hunting and fishing with some, along with having many as neighbors?

2 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

How about actually living where they did, and hunting and fishing with some, along with having many as neighbors?

Why would I wish to waste my remaining years in Texas living with, and hunting with REDNECKS?

You gotta be kidding me!

I asked you for a link to support your statement that Texas has few rednecks.

Just cough up your link, and then all will be clear for you.

17 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Children going to private schools still abuse drugs. Some times higher than at the public ones, as money is easier obtained.

FALSE

FALSE

FALSE

Please show any evidence for this, whatsoever, from a natural science or social science article which supports your BLIND-FAITH Belief.

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

This is COMPLETELY untrue.

Please share a link which demonstrates that this might be true.

What evidence do you have for this blind statement?

You have already made the decsion to leave Thailand and return to the USA, to Texas.

Therefore, it would not be cognitively-tenable for you to hold to conflicting beliefs, or actions and plands and beliefs that are conflicting.

This is just simple Festinger Theory.

Your plan is to return to Texas, for whatever reason, logical or illogical.

Therefore, you MUST align your beliefs in a way that will cause the least amount of tension and dissonance.

But, you have ZERO hard evidence to support your beliefs or claims.

or....DO YOU?

How about studying health, nutrition and exercise for the last 50 years, along with reading everything i can on the subject, training people for over 16 years, and having only one real health problem, H Pylori, that I got living here? Health comes from within, as does everything else.

We're moving back to Texas because it's a much better place to raise my daughter, where I'll be enjoying my hobbies, where there isn't any problems staying there as a citizen, no fears of Thailand and Cambodia starting over again, and a much better chance for my daughter to excel in life instead of being looked at as a secondary slave.

You have no children, so have no idea what having one is like, nor the responsibilities incurred. You don't research what being a student means, as again, you have no reason to as you have no children. I have had 5 children attend and graduate schools in the US, and all are doing well.

You live as a single man, mostly inside with AC, likely from fear of leaving your apartment, in a place where the air quality is as crappy as almost anywhere else on earth, with women who look at men as cash, and are always talking about leaving yourself, to China, Taiwan or elsewhere, so you aren't happy here. If you like China so much, move there as it's easy for a single man to go anywhere they want. Again, you haven't been to the US in decades, so you haven't a clue how it is there now.

3 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

FALSE

FALSE

FALSE

Please show any evidence for this, whatsoever, from a natural science or social science article which supports your BLIND-FAITH Belief.

Yes, children in private schools do abuse drugs. While private schools are often assumed to be safer environments, research indicates that students at elite or affluent private schools are at equal or even higher risk of substance abuse. The most commonly abused substances among private school students typically include alcohol, marijuana, and prescription stimulants.

Key Contributing Factors

• Disposable Income: Affluent youths often have higher access to disposable income, allowing them to purchase alcohol, premium vapes, or recreational drugs.

• High-Pressure Environments: Many private schools foster intense academic cultures with extreme pressure to excel at top universities, which can lead to higher rates of substance use as a coping mechanism.

• Perception and Access: Because students in wealthy or isolated communities often have easy access to substances, the perceived prevalence of drug use among peers can be higher.

Typical Substances

While traditional smoking is sometimes less prevalent among private school teens, they frequently engage in:

• Binge Drinking

• Vaping (nicotine and THC)

• Prescription Stimulant Abuse (e.g., Adderall, Ritalin used as study aids) One of many sources.........................https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/private-school-pupils-drug-alcohol-addictions-more-likely-new-research-money-fake-id-a7766951.html

2 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

How about studying health, nutrition and exercise for the last 50 years, along with reading everything i can on the subject, training people for over 16 years, and having only one real health problem, H Pylori, that I got living here?

You are a true card.

H Pylori?

I am not worried about 2nd Gen Asian American youth being led astray by H. Pylori microbes.

I do NOT care about your GUT, as I already stated clearly...!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you have something to say, then back it up with supporting evidence, and a link.

Can you or can you NOT do this?

And, please leave your guts and microbes out of this discussion.

9 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Why would I wish to waste my remaining years in Texas living with, and hunting with REDNECKS?

You gotta be kidding me!

I asked you for a link to support your statement that Texas has few rednecks.

Just cough up your link, and then all will be clear for you.

Why would you bother wondering why? Texas isn't for wienies. I'm not a redneck, and hunting with a few has never been a problem. Your prejudice against them isn't going anywhere, as your experience comes from fear and not actual personal experience with them. I didn't say Texas has few rednecks. They aren't the majority, although some have misconceptions about what Texas is about, like you. People living in Texas come from all over, especially the last few decades, because the houses are cheaper than in California and the east coast, and it's better weather.

5 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

You live as a single man, mostly inside with AC, likely from fear of leaving your apartment, in a place where the air quality is as crappy as almost anywhere else on earth,

FALSE. This is completely false.

I just wonder.

Are you sure that you will be able to find your way back to Texas, once you leave Thailand?

I am talking about cognitive deficits here.

This is my opinion as an Asian American who came to the US in the 1970's. Who cares? 2nd, 3rd or 4th generation end up doing what they want to do and most really do not care about what the future holds. Also, I have heard this and based upon my own experiences in my 20's to 40's is that many Asian American women have little to no interest in dating and marrying an Asian man unless he is very wealthy or high profile,. I knew Asian American women who have married Caucasian men, Black men, Latino men and even Indian origin American men.