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Originally Posted by Fenrir_valindri
...As I have seen mentioned elsewhere, this is very much a cultural difference at play. To someone familiar with traditional Asian values, that scene would be far from extreme.
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I'm quite familiar with traditional Asian values, and I approve of certain of them (education, work, respect, etc.). But this particular "value" is dead wrong: vicious, dangerous, and counter-productive. Now, in context, I can accept it as part of the drama, so I don't hate Grandma. But to accept it as normative is something I will not do.
In fact, this is an example of something that strikes me again and again. Many customs we call "Asian" were perfectly normal in the West not so long ago. A hundred years ago -- even fifty years ago -- it was perfectly acceptable in the West as well to strike children. It was supposedly a sign of love here, too, lol. This is one case where the old-fashioned Eastern way is not better, just archaic and inhuman, like most things in the past.