The Truth about being Asian

Stereotype #1: Asians are good at math.

Myth Factor: ** (two-star)
Truth:
I'll be brutally honest. We're not genetically good at math or anything. We don't have random superpowers that generate special math skills. That's just not what happens. I don't even know why someone came up with this idea. Some of us are decent, some are excellent, some suck. It depends what we're good at, just like everyone else. Yes, actually. We can actually be pretty great outside of school.

Reasoning:
Mostly I think we have that stereotype thing because most of our parents put 96% importance on the subject. Like if we come home with a 100 in LA but 89 on math on our report cards, they'd be upset that our math marks aren't high. I don't even know why. Maybe they think it's really really really ridiculously important or something.

Me, Me, more Me, oh yeah and other Asian friend types:
Personally, I don't have issues with my math. Not many anyway.
I'm a good math student and I get marks ranging around the 89-100 average, but I'm not naturally talented at it.
To be honest? I'm an LA student. Don't ask me why. Both of my parents were perfectly respectable mathy-sciencey people that took jobs in the dentist industry. My younger brother, who's 4 years younger than me, probably understand the concept math than I do. So why my family had an older child that has a particular discomfort with math, I do not know why. And this makes no sense whatsoever, because I am the eldest responsible child that gets good grades and is highly successful and talented and what. My younger brother likes soccer. And video games.

So because I'm not the only type of Asian in the world, here is some of the people on my friend list for comparison. (Names are changed to protect these people's identity)

#1: Julia
Hi, Julia! *waves excitedly and knocks over chairs in excitement*
I've known Julia since grade one when I moved to her school and she asked me if I was Korean. Great words to a first friend. At least I actually was or that would have been awkward. Anyways, since we had something in common and our parents could understand each other, we became great friends! (cue Julia to shake her head frantically)
Julia is one of those naturally talented math students that understands the concept fully. Being her best friend, I like to think that my non-mathy skills balance out her math genius skills. Not that she brags or anything. She's the really nice but random friend that gets good grades but doesn't brag about them. She's like the semi-asian stereotype.

#2: Ling
Okay so just so you know, Ling is the ultimate Asian dude. Like he would be original flavour lays chips if Asians were chips. Seriously though, it's like he wants to be stereotyped. Who goes around saying that they love rice every single day? Apparently Ling does.
Ling moved to my school some time ago and he like loves math. He's amazing at it. Unlike me. I'm pretty sure his math average is still at 100 and it's like December already.
Except, unlike Julia, Ling tends to talk about 101 ways that Ling is good at math.
Whatever. I'm still better at LA than you, Ling.
Ling. That's a really weird name. It rhymes with Ching.

#3: Seth
Seth is actually amazing. He's like really hilarious and he likes science. But not math. Seth hates math with a burning fire more intense than fire. That's how much he hates it.