UCLA

Please, I’m studying here.

                America, the great melting pot. Has it gone to far? Here at UCLA we have quite a large number of asian imigrants. And as such there is a bit of a “culture clash”. In general “Americans” tend to put a large emphasis on a “Do it Yourself” attitude. We grow up knowing that there becomes a point where our lives become our own and the basic nessesities become our responsibilities. This doesn’t occur in the lives of asian americans. To them family is forever you stay as close to your family as long as you are alive. Family is everything. Even during college when the average “American” is coming to terms with their own adult responsibilities. Asian families often live together and still cook and clean for their children while they are in college.

                All of this is largely just a foreign concept. Very little of this directly impacts the lives of the steriotypical american. Some other actions however do and are quite frustrating. For example a Western Standard is that libraries ought to be silent, or at the very least silent so that people may focus with great gusto on their text of choice. This is exceedingly true in college libraries, especially during finals week when the students lifetime well being could very well be impacted by the studying done then. For this reason the now common phenomenon in asian culture of talking on your cellphone while in the library becomes quite frustrating and is indeed a harm to the masses. For this reason something needs to be done to limit this. For afterall how many great minds have discovered their ephinaies while unintentionally evesdropping?