Does anyone else find this annoying...?

Kind of, but everyone has their obsessions. I am half-Japanese. People always want to talk to me like I know everything about it. I have to let them know I do not. I like the Japanese culture and am very proud to be a part of that in some small way, but I was born in America. I really feel bad about disappointing people, but I am very proud to be an American. Sometimes, that pride is tested, but we all have our faults. The Japanese culture is a very good culture, but in no way is it perfect. Their drive for success is a perfect example of this. They are nice too one another, but they are also very hard on one another too. It is the whole Star Wars Yoda thing, "do, or do not. There is no 'try'." That attitude would not be tolerated in American society. This is proven every time you hear on the news about a parent being jailed for spanking their child. I would not spank a child, but I do not fault any parent from taking any means necessary for disciplining their child.