nature vs nurture.
another thing i've been thinking about:) hahaha.
i think the thought got triggered off when my microbes lecturer mentioned tt 75% of the students studying medicine have their own cars.. makes you wonder, doesn't it? the environment that one grows in does make a difference. the influence you get, the amount of pressure in terms of studies, the things expected of you from young, the training you get from young, the things that mould you as a person from young...
like for example, if you come from a family whereby your parents are both highly educated, there's a chance more than likely than your parents will expect the same of you.. and thus train you from young to be diligent, keeping watch over your work, instilling a sense the need to achieve higher... i'm not saying that these won't happen if your parents are not highly educated, it's just that i suppose the sense of the need to achieve higher might not be as great.. it's something desirable, but might not be something needed. and the felt need to aim even further might be even lesser if your parents are chinese speaking (?)
so all in all, it might actually boil down to SES. hahaha. okay. i went one big round to realise that SES is a good factor to consider when we look at things. bother.

oh shucks! my otah!