I would say more, but I think the previous two comments made kind cover most of what I was going to say.
I hope you're not too insulted by what that wannabe Buddhist monk said to you. (No good Buddhist would ever do something so discourteous, anyway, so he's a damn dirty fake.) I never thought of you as lacking in culture or disassociated from your Asian roots, as I've never met you in person, yet have the strong impression that you are Asian American. Besides, the United States isn't so much deculturalized, in my view; it's just developed its own culture that happens to be a mishmash of many cultures, and there is nothing wrong or shameful about that.
Besides, many (if not most) people are so mixed in their heritage that there's no way they can have a complete grasp on all their cultural roots. Are those people supposed to feel inferior in their supposed lack of culture? It just seems a little ridiculous to me. :P
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Date: 2005-10-05 12:19 am (UTC)I hope you're not too insulted by what that wannabe Buddhist monk said to you. (No good Buddhist would ever do something so discourteous, anyway, so he's a damn dirty fake.) I never thought of you as lacking in culture or disassociated from your Asian roots, as I've never met you in person, yet have the strong impression that you are Asian American. Besides, the United States isn't so much deculturalized, in my view; it's just developed its own culture that happens to be a mishmash of many cultures, and there is nothing wrong or shameful about that.
Besides, many (if not most) people are so mixed in their heritage that there's no way they can have a complete grasp on all their cultural roots. Are those people supposed to feel inferior in their supposed lack of culture? It just seems a little ridiculous to me. :P