I have known many East Asian people since my lithe and salad days right up to my present stiff and arthritic dotage.
During my spell at Memorial University they were mainly exchange students. I marvelled then, and I marvel now, at how, in a strange country, struggling with language (a higher climb than normal when the throng of Newfoundland accents were at play), they could take on the most challenging studies and frequently outperform the rest of us. I know they worked harder.
