Reply To: Glasses and Asian people

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Cynthia31739
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There have been studies done in Hong Kong about why children there have a greater tendency to wear glasses than those in mainland China. The answer was simple: school and studies are much more important and emphasized in Hong Kong than in mainland China. Some kids in China don't even get to go to school beyond the elementary level, if at all. Most kids in Hong Kong do go on to finish high school, and likely beyond that. Schoolwork and academic pressure is equally high, if not higher in Japan. Spending too much time with books, especially when you're reading under incorrect lighting, can cause eyesight to deteriorate.

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Name : Cynthia31739, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Disability : Contact Lens Wearer, Race : Asian, Age : 23, City : Toronto, Ontario, State : NA Country : Canada, Occupation : Graduate Student, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class,