I assume by "home" you mean the US.  Yes, I recall that NYT piece as well.
But I referring to their engineering/industrial doggedness.  The pressure on
kids is of course phenomenal in Korea, it has become less in Japan, China
and India rank also high.

As an aside I just returned to pick up my nephews from the nearby community
college.  They live in the burbs of Pittsburgh.  If not for the houses and
manicured lawns one would not think one was in the US if you saw all the
kids around.  They are mostly Asians, with a high share of Indians and
possibly Chinese.  All these kids attend summer camps and now CC to brush up
and advance in math.  I am not surprised why Asians are stereotyped in the
US.

Anthony

On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote:

> > Their doggedness is
> > legendary.
>
> there was a story recently in the NYT about how South Korean workers
> are dogged, totally overworked and stressed out, thus suffering from a
> high suicide rate. Since it's based in the home of psychoanalysis, the
> NYT's question was why S. Koreans aren't seeing psychotherapists.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/world/asia/07iht-psych07.html
>
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