Why do Asians really get straight A's? - Project Gutenberg Consortia ...

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I hate grocery shopping by myself, especially when my parents make me come here to Culver
Plaza, the Chinatown of Irvine and ergo Orange County. It's always crowded with Asian
people of course, all looking for a wide selection of cheap Asian goods. Now when I say
cheap, I don't mean just the price; I also mean the quality. Many people are aware of lead toys
manufactured in China, but not many are aware of cadmium-laden kitchenware, which has
been linked to birth defects and cancer; or chopped up pieces of bleached cardboard in
frozen wontons; or contaminated, toxic pet food that has killed a copious number of animals
here in the United States; or milk and baby formula laced with melamine, a banned industrial
chemical, the same chemical used in the contaminated, toxic pet food; or the extreme levels
of formaldehyde— normally for embalming dead bodies— used in clothing, and unbelievably,
also in noodles which prompted the shutdown of one of the biggest noodle manufacturers in
China. Not to mention the complete violation of human rights and the advocacy of slave labor,
but of course, Asians don't care because it's always about the money, so ethical and moral
values go out the window.
It's not just with the Chinese; the Vietnamese also use formaldehyde in their noodles,
and the Thais fry their foods with thin layers of plastic lacquer for a crispier texture— whatever
it takes to make a buck, never mind your health. I find it interesting that Asian people like to
buy the most expensive houses and the most expensive cars, yet, they shop for the absolute
cheapest food, groceries, cleaning products, kitchenware— anything else, you name it. Asians
will only spend lots of money on items that they can show off but be cheap with items that
they can't.
In Asia, for instance, there is a flood of counterfeit— aka knock-off— items from fake
designer clothes and accessories to fake Rolex watches and mobile phones— anything else,
you name it. Remember what I said about Asians wanting to show off? Asians love to buy
fake name-brand clothing and other fake name-brand items in order to show off— Asian Pride