Little Ironies-The taximan story

The irony in this particular story is that the taximan is disgusted by how teenagers nowadays lack moral values, making out with Caucasian boyfriends instead of studying at home, yet he still ferries them to meet their Caucasian boyfriends. However, I do agree with some parts of the taximan's point-of-view. Those teenagers really do lack the correct moral values. Neglecting their studies, lying to their parents and disrespect themselves, all for the prospect of making a quick buck. Take for example, the taximan's daughter, Lay Choo. She is very good in her studies, being the only child in the family to be able to make it to University. One day, however, Lay Choo decided to lie to her parents, claiming that she had math supplementary lessons, but in fact, went out with a group of friends, visiting coffee houses and hotels. One day, while driving in his taxi, her father spots her and drags her out of there and beat the daylights out of her when they reached home. This is the action which I disagree. He could have gave her a stern warning and a curfew instead of acting so violently to her. I can understand that he must have been very angry with her. I think that the harshest punishment was to just give her a few strokes of the cane. Instead of hitting her till his neighbours had to pull him away. Lay Choo could have acted that way because she felt that she was not loved and needed it. But on the other hand, her father loved her very much, that was why he was strict with her, and did not know how to express his love in a manner that Lay Choo would be able to feel. We do not live in America, where parents walk up to their children, give them a peck on the cheek and say" I love you". Our society is less open, unlike theirs. So, in conclusion, I think that the these teenagers should practice correct moral values and etiquette. And remember that their parents always loved them, no matter what test scores they had or what was their actions