upbringing

I blame PC, overprotective upbringing and "I am offended by that" trend.

"He also had the privilege of a good education and good upbringing.

...it's become very, very clear that a person's upbringing almost determines whether or not they're going to be successful...The old town drunk died.

Nothing indicates that homosexuality is contagious, but even if the kid does end up gay due to his upbringing, then what of it?

I think another big part of it is my upbringing in a traditional, immigrant Protestant family with a powerful work ethic.

Modest upbringing, lean living, doormat at negotiations, accepting absurdly low compensation because it seemed like the thing to do at the time, check check check.

I doubt that this is cultural or due to the squirrels upbringing, diet, social status, or how many books the squirrel has available to it, or the quality of it's teachers, or pathogens.

Succeeding in America does require a forthrightness and social perceptiveness that many asians choose not to develop, but that is absolutely not at odds with an asian upbringing.

This is one of the reasons why I like HN, because nothing in my lower-to-middle-class upbringing prepared me for the notion of stock as anything other than shares of IBM which you held at the brokerage until you needed to retire.

I think the author is trying to play up this strawman of conservative authoritarianism and perhaps reflects her upbringing but I don't think its typical of the American educational experience.

Are male and female brains inherently wired differently, or do they wire differently as we grow up due to the different experiences and upbringing men and women are subject to?This might be a dumb question, but one that immediately pops up for me.

Spking is likely operating on a temporary definition imparted by his upbringing that goes something like this: "a good life is a life which, when seen from afar, appears to include a string of successful and well-respected achievements, each one better than the last".

No disrespect to Sam in any way -- he truly seems like a brilliant guy with a chorus of influential people behind him -- but I've been on a successful-person wikipedia binge as of late, and it's become very, very clear that a person's upbringing almost determines whether or not they're going to be successfull, which saddens me.