Amy Chua Zitate

I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won the prize for best all-around student. Afterwards my father said to me, 'Never, ever disgrace me like that again.' When I tell my Western friends, they are aghast. But I adore my father. It didn't knock my self-esteem at all.

Amy Chua

Deutsche Übersetzung

Ich habe einmal einen zweiten Preis in einem Geschichtskonzert gewonnen. Meine Eltern kamen zur Zeremonie. Jemand anderes hatte den Preis für den besten Allround-Studenten gewonnen. Danach sagte mein Vater zu mir: Niemals, nie wieder mich so schämen. Wenn ich meinen westlichen Freunden erzähle, sind sie entsetzt. Aber ich verehre meinen Vater. Es hat mein Selbstwertgefühl überhaupt nicht beeinträchtigt.

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