Tag: teenager

Japanese and American people are truly remarkable people, although they amaze in entirely different ways.

The Japanese excel in order and discipline.

My favorite example to illustrate this is the shugaku ryokou, which is like a field trip for an entire grade over a couple nights at some exotic location like the historical city of Kyoto or Tokyo

I grew up in a quintessential, middle class New Jersey suburb.  My parents, who went to college in America, were not typical Japanese expatriates.  They cared little for socializing with Japanese people or Japanese pop culture and thus, I grew up with very little Japanese around me.  Except for insisting that I attend Japanese school

Blaine Larsen's “In My High School” is one of my favorite songs.  It’s a soothing melody that reflects on what life and people were like in high school.

I wish I can say that the song brings back memories, but the song says nothing about juvenile delinquents who knew of no etiquette, decency or common sense

My parents are typical Asian parents.  They are controlling and overbearing.  That I was their oldest--and only--son probably didn't help much.

I think it's psychologically healthy for every child to go through a rebellious period against his or her parents (within means, of course), but I fear I missed out on that experience when I had

I was called "Sir" again.

I ordered a sandwich at the firm's cafeteria and the guy gave me my order by saying, "Here you go, Sir."   It was deja vu.  Three years ago, when I was in law school, I ordered a sub at the dining hall on main campus (where undergrads eat) and I was