Asians and systemisation

I think Peih-Gee is a typical Asian. Or at least fits the stereotype of a typical Asian. Ever noticed the need for everything to be in a system or a particular manner. So organised. Neat, tidy. Is it something that comes naturally to us, to the point it becomes clinical and technical? Its not exactly OCD, but it may be very close to it. In the first episode of Survivor: China she already was saying we should keep things here so we know where to find them. Probably a good way to describe this behaviour would be practical.

Looking at forums on the internet, Singaporeans seem to have an inherent need to keep things organised. I'm not too sure about other Asians and perhaps I'm making a generalisation here. But I know Singaporeans love things to be systematic, almost symmetrical if you may. It must be in this manner, this method. I'm not sure if the way I organise my folders on the computer is for convenience, by matter of habit of organising or for practicality. I've been told before that I'm neat and orderly. But its not OCD I know. My mom often nags me to clear up my room, so it can't be OCD.

Going back to being technical, clinical. Is it fueled by generations before us who have inculcated this value of prefectionism amongst us? Look at April from America's Next Top Model cycle 2. The judges often felt that what she did was very "clinical", as though she were more of a technician than a model. Could her drive to win and succeed in doing the best for every aspect be seen as too clean, too excellent or in their words, too clinical? Another thing that she was chided for amongst her fellow models was that she tended to over-analyse things. I know I am guilty of this.

Why do we over-analyse things? What prompts us to do that? More questions than answers on Asian behaviour. I need to talk to a psychologist about this. Well, at least there are 2 in the family.

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