这个老印女马上要去动手术,所以她就说起:我的这个cousin在这个医院做这个科医生,那个uncle在那个医院做那个科医生,其它亲戚又在某某城run某某hospital.
我说:你还真没开玩笑,你家真不缺医生。
她说:Yes. U know we Indians. We do engineering, medicine or law. Not cut out for much else.
我笑死了,人家说这么实在的话。我回答她:Lol. There is a lot of talk about you guys being models for the Chinese Americans. We could use some of those qualities.
她也蛮谦虚的。Lol! We think u guys are the best. We tell our kids, follow your work ethic. Much to learn.
然后说到social savvy和communication skills, 她说:We speak English from the start. We are also very lucky to be able to open up. Our social aspect is a big part of our culture. We feel like we are living in a gilded golden age in the US.
我们又扯了些其它话题,她说:你们很会save $$. We are yet to learn that skill.
她是很真诚的一个人,我很感谢她真诚的话,不管是否正确。在一般社交的圈子里,我是不太会和别人说关于种族的话的,更不会做种族间的比较。不过不承认同一种族之间的相关性是一种不诚实,另外,不同种族之间的差别再否认也没用。