Family is a central part in Indian society. Divorce rate is one of the lowest in the world. There is lot of extended family, and there is an overall strong community feeling. USA has an extremely individualistic culture, so family is not important. Parents and kids are not closely connected or at all after 18.
Similarly, friendship is mostly for personal gains and fleeting in nature in USA. The fake ‘hi, thank you, sorry’ is always there, but not much beyond that. This is increasing in India too, but still not nearly at the same level especially if you leave the major metros. As a simple example, you cannot expect to borrow 20$ from anyone in America even if you have known them for 15 years.
Educational opportunities - India 5, USA 5
India has relatively few universities to support its enormous population. Admission systems emphasize rote memorization through entrance exams and lack creativity. On top of this, the quality of education in most universities is mediocre at best. Many Indians have degrees but not the skills required to succeed. STEM education is highly regarded.
USA has a huge number of universities, many of them world-class. Acceptance employs few objective measures such as standardized testing and a multitude of random parameters like sports, essays, extracurricular activities, recommendations making it extremely subjective. Non-Asians benefit unfairly from this. In addition, most universities are prohibitively expensive rendering them inaccessible to a majority of people. Most Americans are not very educated. Going to grad school is rare. STEM grads are outcast as anti-social nerds in middle and high schools, where the quality of education is poor. The anti-intellectualism reflects directly in the society as most cannot do basic calculations without a calculator, and are oblivious to external affairs. The media propaganda doesn’t help.
The European model is ideal in this category.
Family is a central part in Indian society. Divorce rate is one of the lowest in the world. There is
lot of
extended family, and there is an
overall
strong community feeling. USA has an
extremely
individualistic culture,
so
family is not
important
. Parents and kids are not
closely
connected or at all after 18.
Similarly
, friendship is
mostly
for personal gains and fleeting in nature
in USA
. The fake ‘hi, thank you, sorry’ is always there,
but
not much beyond that. This is increasing in India too,
but
still
not
nearly
at the same level
especially
if you
leave
the major metros. As a simple example, you cannot
expect
to borrow
20$
from anyone in America even if you have known them for 15 years.
Educational opportunities
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India 5, USA 5
India has
relatively
few
universities
to support its enormous population. Admission systems emphasize rote memorization through entrance exams and lack creativity. On top of this, the quality of education in most
universities
is mediocre at best.
Many
Indians have degrees
but
not the
skills
required to succeed. STEM education is
highly
regarded.
USA has a huge number of
universities
,
many
of them world-
class
. Acceptance employs few objective measures such as standardized testing and a multitude of random parameters like sports, essays, extracurricular activities, recommendations making it
extremely
subjective. Non-Asians benefit
unfairly
from this.
In addition
, most
universities
are
prohibitively
expensive rendering them inaccessible to a majority of
people
. Most Americans are not
very
educated. Going to grad school is rare. STEM grads are outcast as anti-social nerds in middle and high schools, where the quality of education is poor. The anti-intellectualism reflects
directly
in the society as most cannot do basic calculations without a calculator, and are oblivious to external affairs. The media propaganda doesn’t
help
.
The
European model is ideal in this category.