 Let us know down below, down below, let us know, let us know, down below, down below, let us know ,let us know, down below. I'mlements I'm Corian that's what she said it's so juicy. I could have joined in, but it was more fun watching. Today, we're reacting to a little video. It's called, Are Indians Really Good at Math? I think it was like, I'm hoping, is it's not like a stereotype video, but I think it was done, it was presented to us by the Shibu family, so. All right. Obviously they're Indians, so they'll know their presence. Well, and there does fall a stereotype because of how many go into engineering. Yeah. And you gotta be good at math, they go into engineering. From an American, we don't have math here. Math actually gives me anxiety. Were you good at math in school? The only class I ever failed was algebra. Really? Yeah. Which is, here's what's weird. I was good at math until, anything past algebra one. Correct. I'm really good. I was able- In addition and subtraction? Bitch, I'm a boss. Oh yeah. Like, I was a little concerned because when I worked for World Financial Group, in case you didn't know this, I worked with financial advisement and I got my Series 6 and 63 in my life license. But my 6 and 63, which are your licenses to allow you to work with a variable interest on different things, particularly mutual funds, you have to take those exams and there's some serious math involved in that. And I got it. I was a fully licensed financial advisor. And the, algebra was the only class that ever failed and I am not joking. Word problems, like an algebraic word problem or seeing some kind of an expanded mathematical equation, but particularly the word problems give me anxiety because I remember being in class and thinking, I'm not gonna get to the next question. We have 30 minutes left and I've got like six questions. I'll be here for 30 minutes because I'm stuck. I, math is not my forte. Because Rick's an idiot. Yep. So here we go. I'm assuming the answer is most yes. Hey guys, it's Marine from Asian Boss. What is 9Q? Try to figure it out in your head without using a counter of the mainstream types that people have of Indians. We hit a street with a mobile to find out whether or not all the many Indians are good enough. So let's try it out. So a BBC report stated that an Indian bride walked out of the wedding after the groom failed to solve 15 plus six. What? How do you feel about this? Good thing she admitted it. Perfect. That's like basic knowledge. Anyone should get to know how to add 15 and six. Clearly 72. Yeah, get a wedding room, please. Shameful. I mean, I can't do it. I'll be okay if someone walks out of me as well. It's such a stupid thing not to... I mean, if you can't solve 15 plus six, then you're stupid. Then nobody deserves you. Two people connect is not because of their intelligence. The heart should be connected as well. This was an incident in the rural India. Specifically in the areas like Haryana and that sort of place. So yeah, being good at mathematics and sciences is a matter of pride over there. Like relatives will come to your house. Instead of asking me, hey, how are you doing in life? How comfortable are you? What do you want? They will ask you mathematical tables and stuff like that just to prove themselves, make you feel small or like check you out. Globally, Indians are known for being good at math. Do you think this is true? I don't think that's true, but for some specific cases, it could be true. Yeah, it is true. Yeah, I guess in a way. It is a little bit true. Fair to America. We don't have a difference in the way I guess other countries do. It doesn't stand for everyone you see. We have a huge diversity in terms of that. Back ventures, am I right? That's a wrong conception if you have that. I was a back venturer. We have a lot of maths from childhood. We don't depend on calculators. We don't depend on computers so much. That always bothers me. Definitely, they are better at math. Why don't you use a calculator? 1 to 10, how good would you say you are in math? Negative 3. 7 and a half. 7 and a half. How much do you usually score? I love Night and Diem. Actually, I'm really bad. I wouldn't say anything. You can say 2 or 3. I'm going to ask you a couple of math questions. Okay? Try your best to answer them. Okay. What is 87 plus 87? 87 is important to them. They have a hundred... 178. 172. 172. 174. Damn it! What is 87 plus 87? 174. 12 and 14. 168. 48. Wow, that was quick. No. No, I can't do it that fast. No, I can't do it that fast. This is square of 18. 3, 4, 8. Holy shit. What is the square of 18? 3, 24. 3, 24. Woo! That's 9. I'm definitely not that bad. 3, 26. I can write it out. No, they are 3, 24. 3, 24. 18. 3, 24. That's true. Cube of 9. 81 and 81 is 2. 7, 20. Woo! You were at 200. What is the cube of 9? 7, 29. Holy shit. Yeah. What is the root of 256? 16. Yes. What is the square of 12? 144. My American brain is hurting. He says that I'm not good at math. What is the cube of 9? Do y'all have to do it without paper? That's true. In India? It wouldn't surprise me. 16? Because I can do it on paper. What is the cube of 9? 7, 29. That's right. What is the root of 256? 100 and 100. Americans will all get it wrong. The root of 256. Yeah. Nobody here is getting that. 16? Not without a paper. 16 is real. I could do these on paper. I don't know, was Gandalf looking for that person? They were okay. I mean, they were not too hard. These kind of math problems are actually easy for Asians, I think. In calculating the numbers in their head and with their fingers. Could you show me how to do it? So you have like four divisions in each of your fingers. Yeah. Right? Four in each. So you count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and it goes to 20. 5 into 4, 20. So that way you keep counting. If you have to add something, suppose 8 and 4. This is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and you have to add 4 more. So 1, 2, 3, 4. That gives you a 12. How did you do the first one? 87 plus 87. How did you do that? What? 83 plus 80. That's 160. Oh, that's easy. That was easy. You have to add both of them up. Yeah. There is more than one way to solve a question, a particular question. And those ways are not just told by our teachers. We ourselves discover some ways to solve a particular question. Do students use calculators in school in India? No. No, no calculators. So I know that for a fact in the university I'm pretty sure most of the countries they allow, Western education allows, calculators go in India like even right now in college and even for the entrance. That's quite old now. You have no access to calculators. There's derivatives, integration, nothing. Do you think that the Indian society has high standards for the general public on math? Yeah. Yeah. I think Indians are expected to know quite a, like mental maths and stuff pretty well. Even if you're in a corporate, if you're working in an office or something, like there are some things that people expected to know without taking, to calculate without using a calculator basically. Yeah. It does because, see, this is the land where zero was discovered, okay? So it is intrinsically in our brains that we are good at maths and plus accounting concepts, everything was developed in India. So it's a basic understanding that all Indians have in mind that we should go in maths. Well, when you're going to the office, you should have below average English teachers, below average social science teachers, but you'll have all right mathematics teachers. So naturally your expectations for mathematics goes from there only. If you consider Indian parents, which is the basic parents, then yes they do actually. I mean, I scored 82 or 100 in math, which I think is pretty good. But my parents were not happy at all. What would you like to say to people overseas who have these stereotypes about India? Not all of us are good in math, but quite a few are. So that's it. I mean, there are quite a few things you all are good at too. The only thing I'd say is the fact that they do not allow children to rely on calculators is like the biggest thing. Breaking a horse. But in the future if you don't need to, you don't have the urge to take a calculator out and you're able to do stuff in your own. To be very honest, I myself want to know and research about it that why is this? Why is this stereotypical image that the Indians are only good at maths and why not the outsiders ones? Don't have the stereotype in their minds that only Indians are good at maths. It depends only on the person. This is actually the social pressure due to which the perception is that the majority of the Indians are good at mathematics. Actually, the natural capability is I believe the same all over the world. It's the socio-cultural phenomenon over here. Yes. It promotes mathematics in a way and you see the results. Well put. Did this video change your perspective of Indians' maths skills? No. Let us know in the comments. For more authentic insight into the latest news and culture trends. It was cool to see their skills. There's absolutely a huge difference culturally. Oh yeah. There's a huge difference. I don't know about you, but if I got a B in any class, my parents were like, Good job. If I got a C, it was okay. You really need to do better than that because now you're starting to get into the board. And if you got an A, it was like woohoo. It wasn't expected for me to get A's in everything. Let's get it. I'm a back-venturer. He is. So the expectations my parents had for my school was significant. Just graduated. Yes. Just graduate. Because I had a terrible relationship with school. Which is really here, GPA matters depending upon what you're going to do with your career. But all that really matters to Americans is get your diploma. What your GPA was is like a cherry on the cake for most Americans. I don't know what my GPA was, but it wasn't good. My wife's was like a 4.3, 4.5. My kids were all 4. something. My GPA was right around a B. Yeah. It was like a 2.93. I think my relationship with my parents and my school, it was did you pass basically? Correct. Did you pass? Like even if it's C, barely, whatever. Correct. I think my brother, because they cared more than I did, it wasn't that... I'm actually a really smart guy. It's just I didn't give two flying shits. Like if I actually focused, my teachers actually often said this. They would tell my parents this. They were like, if he actually focused, he teaches the class often times because he can understand it. And that was... I'd have to show up. That was one of the best things among many about Harvest where we went to school was that all of the teachers at Harvest weren't legalistic in regard to grading their students. They recognized the learning capability of their kids. It was a lot like Montessori in that regard and recognizing just because this person didn't get a particular score. That's a reflection actually on us as the teachers as to why we're not reaching that student because everybody learns differently. And it's hard in a classroom setting to have, I had you and Stephanie in the same class. You guys are completely different kinds of students. You were opposites, ends of the spectrum. And there was something there that said that parents will... She's a perfect student. Yeah, she really was. Front row, never late, always there, everything turned in on time. It's actually funny because at the school we went to, we had to wear a uniform. And if you got a certain grade point average, which I think you currently is stupid. Yeah. Like so many days off. So she had every day except for chapel day, which is a... It's like a church day at school. She didn't have to wear a uniform. Right. And I think like she was like the only student. That's true. She's smart. Yeah, very smart. I never got to a grade point average. Nope. And you know, they did say that early on in the video, they said somebody mentioned that in certain areas when you go, they're not going to ask you how are you, what are you doing, they're going to ask you a math question. Yeah. And see how good you are at math. Yeah. Which is a friendly reminder for those of you not good at math and people are questioning you and you don't do well, you just let them know. Just because you're educated doesn't mean you're intelligent. That's true. Mic drop. But I just know that I'm a back venturer. That's all I know. And I just know... Because I know fucking math. The memes and on Twitter, I see the memes about back ventures, which is the kids who sit back. Right, sit in the back. Right. Which was me. So I can make out with all the chicks.