vs Making the Wrong Assumptions
Janet and Brian explore the role that the assumptions that culture brings into their interactions and how it potentially influences their interactions with others.
Janet and Brian explore the role that the assumptions that culture brings into their interactions and how it potentially influences their interactions with others.
For those of you that have Korean parents,
have you ever noticed that your parents never really seem to apologize?
Janet and Brian talk about firstborn sons/grandsons and how their hierarchy is set based on their gender and family line. Also, why don’t Asians say thank you when you hold the door open for them?
Janet and Brian talk about anime, comics, cartoons, and other stuff related to change in the view of animation between generations.
Janet and Brian talk about this idea about good grades, something that many Asian-Americans are taught that it is some golden metric to a “successful.”
TMT = “Twenty Minute Tuesday”
Janet and Brian talk about their views on the clashing of values between American and Asian cultures.
Janet and Brian explain the CO2 zone and then coin the touchdown zone.
They get into some of the troubles that they have with their language barriers.
Janet and Brian talk about dealing with this idea that Asian-Americans appear younger than they actually are.