China vs. US Teens

The Trouble with Teens - China Digital Times

And its true in many ways of ethnic Chinese in the US with the culture challenges and pressure of study, study, and study. At a near by college, Cal State Fullerton, there were a couple of suicides when my wife was going there.

I like this quote:

Yes, in the process of formulating his identity, the teenager may be a selfish jerk, but the same process equips him with ‘empathy’ and the growing self-awareness that he is a selfish jerk.

May be the US is becoming more like China in some ways... Today's College Students More Likely to Lack Empathy - Business Week