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The national spelling bee
May 31, 2018, 9:49 PM
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Is undergoing its annual siege by Indian-Americans. 7 of the final 8 are of Indian descent. They have been winning it for a long time but in recent years it's been 90% if the final 20.
Serious question. Why is this event so thoroughly dominated by this 1 specific (and fairly small in the USA) demographic every single year? It's an interesting phenomenon
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In general, they have good memories, care about their
May 31, 2018, 10:22 PM
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education, and their parents insist they work hard in school.
Succinctly: their culture is evolving while the European American culture has been devolving for some time now.
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They also have long, often complicated names.
May 31, 2018, 11:34 PM
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That's gotta help somehow.
Or it's the shoes.
It's gotta be the shoes.
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Re: In general, they have good memories, care about their
Jun 1, 2018, 1:57 AM
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Agree 100%. It’s parent involvement pushing them to achieve. My mom did the same with my brother and sister. Come home from school, have a snack, then do all of your homework before going outside to play or watch tv.
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Kinda like how Kenyans are good at running marathons
May 31, 2018, 11:36 PM
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Was that rassisst?
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Yes.....
Jun 1, 2018, 3:24 AM
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But you're not alone in this thread.
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Re: I wonder if it
Jun 1, 2018, 9:24 AM
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also has to do with learning to spell and pronounce historic and or current Native American Tribes/ places/ names/ etc. I assume much of that history is part of reservation school curriculum.
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No, the other Indians***
Jun 1, 2018, 2:47 PM
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lol
Jun 1, 2018, 4:40 PM
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to funny
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I Have Lived in McKinney 15 Years And It's Starting to
Jun 1, 2018, 10:14 AM
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Look like Mumbai. My son graduated 22nd in a class of 465 but he was the highest anglo. These kids are incredible, they go to school, then go to Kumon, then go home and study, then eat, then play for about 30 minutes, then study more. No such thing as XBOX time for these grinders. Gotta respect em though.
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Re: The national spelling bee
Jun 1, 2018, 2:04 PM
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Spelling Bees are a hobby in parts of the Indian community.
Most kids could do this too if they spent as many hours memorizing spelling words as they do practicing basketball/baseball/whatever.
The #### knowledge they memorize to get to this level is sad.
There are better uses for anyone's time and it just isn't fun to watch kids spell words that no one has ever seen/heard before.
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this may come as a shock
Jun 1, 2018, 4:42 PM
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but some people, actually a lot of people, don't care about sports
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Better Question
Jun 1, 2018, 2:41 PM
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Why is it on ESPN?
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Re: The national spelling bee
Jun 1, 2018, 2:44 PM
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I remember Frazier Crane's boy, Frederick , won it back in the '80s.
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Re: The national spelling bee
Jun 1, 2018, 3:16 PM
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They’re CYCLING IN....
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