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<p>Only in the sense that the family having far greater expectations for communication frequency and heavy emotionalism is far more assimilated(wholesale) into the mainstream upper-middle class suburban US culture, somewhat more materialistic, and they seem to have adopted the mainstream American pop cultural disdain for deep thinkers/intellectuals*…despite some of them having attended their nation’s equivalent of HYPSMC. </p>
<p>That tends to cause clashes with the other side of the family and the “black sheep” members who tend to lean much more towards the other side of the family…especially an older deeply intellectual great-aunt and aunt I was very close to growing up. </p>
<p>While I still get along with some older relatives from that side where the above description fits them to a T and have no problems striking up conversations with them on my own initiative…I’ve found I have to keep the conversations at the extremely superficial “How’s the weather” variety** to avoid having their eyes glaze over or worse…having heated arguments about our differences…especially on the last issue. </p>
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<li>Including actually using the terms “nerd/geek” in a disparaging manner towards the more academically/intellectually inclined. Behavior which sets me off as even though I don’t fit the nerd/geek stereotype very well…I deeply respect and value friends/acquaintances who do.<br></li>
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<p>** Done mostly out of politeness and a desire to maintain some family harmony. However, it takes great effort on my part as I find such conversations…if prolonged to be quite boring and devoid of much point/meaning…as most INTJ/ENTJ or “NT” types.</p>