@Milkshaker: Do your friend's kids celebrate their Scottish heritage in any way, shape or form? Did your friend influence that on to the children? Just because a kid "speaks American" (if you were born there and went to school there, you'd speak it no matter what), went to prom and wear American brands doesn't mean…

@BrutallyHonester: I think H&M sizing is more "true to size" than most stores who over do vanity sizing. Anyone who takes a size 6 at say, Banana Republic usually goes up a size or 2 at H&M.

@Milkshaker: The first and even second generation born outside of the "old country" is still very much influenced by said culture(s). It might be a little different (or even dated) according to what's "done" back there, but it's still not what the rest of the world perceives as "American" (or Australian, Canadian,…

Right wing Christians is exactly why many from more moderate denominations prefer to say that they attend an ABC church rather than say that they're Christian. Christian = One of THEM.

@Milkshaker: In countries made up of immigrants or descendants of immigrants, being "Irish" or "Chinese" or "Italian" is very different than in the "old world." Being "Italian" can mean Fresh off the Plane or fifth generation. It doesn't matter. It's also much more common for those who came in the late 18th…

@JennyFromBronx: And the first generation Chinese American kids are exposed to two very different cultures (or maybe even 2 1/2. "Western culture" taught in Asian homes are often European-influenced rather than North American. Take classical music lessons, for example) while multi generational white Americans know…

@Milkshaker: I think she identifies as ethnic Chinese or Chinese American, not Filipino Chinese, Han Filipino or Filipino of Han origin. Like others have said, the Chinese in the Philippines live in privileged communities away from the locals. They DO NOT BLEND IN or ASSIMILATE. It just isn't done. Not without…

@Mean_Ol_Liberal: Can you explain the Asians/white Jews thing? I think it's more of a first and second generation issue, personally because the only Jewish kids I knew who took years and years of classical music were those with parents (not grandparents) from Europe.

@Manly Pointer: Maybe to her, this *IS* love. This is a really elitist/classist philosophy ,but maybe she feels that if she does not encourage her children to practice piano or violin, that the kids will become lazy or that the kids will think that she doesn't love them because she's depriving them of something that…

It's not the disorders that make these individuals geniuses or whatever, it's the indiviuals. Hey, if epilepsy, autism, etc could make anyone great, then I would be too (I have epilepsy, ADHD and possibly Asperger's).

No real surprises here, I don't think. It's really The King's Speech vs. The Social Network this year (or as I like to call it, older people vs. younger people)

@BioLady: The closest thing I can think of is Pilates.

@iamthelaw: I haven't read the book, but my guess is that Ms. Chua didn't like handmade cards not because they were ugly, but because they were ummm....handmade. I don't think she had a lot of money growing up, so she probably made a lot of things for her family. Now that she's successful, she wants things…

@iamthelaw: I think a lot of parents like starting their children early on musical instruments. I started piano at around age 4. I think my mom would have started me at 2 1/2 if she could, but my piano teacher won't take anyone under 3.

No, no, NO to Angelina's dress. Can we say Christmas tree? Also, I thought it aged her a little. Tina Fey is about four or five years older than Angelina and looked younger.

You know, maybe I'm a choir snob (sang in one throughout middle school and high school....we sang REAL music (you know, Handel, Mozart and the like, with a bit of Broadway thrown in) for the most part), but I don't quite GET the appeal of Glee. I mean, without the music, it would be just another 90210-like show,…

Ahhhh another gimicky app...

@quantumcooney: This is exactly why I don't want to go anywhere in China other than say, Shanghai or Beijing (and Hong Kong of course, but HK doesn't really count, anyway). Anywhere else, they won't understand the concept of "foreign Chinese"

I suppose I can live with:

So will this be the tablet killer?