Why do asian parents have their children take piano??

[Asphyxiated Wonderland]

I don't play piano... xD  

[Chinky Doll]

I've played piano since I was like 4.. xDD
But I quit. But I still play and practise.  

[.twilight.symphony.]

my mom tried to get me play piano when i was little, but i never got into it, but both of my cousins play piano  

[[.Nightmare Anatomy.]]

i don't play the piano  

[hanimonster]

hmm. i took piano since i was 4..... and still doing it....
but i like it smile  

[.Mikemo Cat-Boy]

I played since I was like four...
>.<...
But I quit a few years ago...
I'm still pretty good...
It's just that my nails don't let me play well...
xD...  

[kitsume0123]

My mom and dad don't make me...  

[Max Noble]

My parents made me play piano because they wanted me to play at formal parties to show off in front of there friends or something like that. gonk  

[[~Panda.DJ]]

I guess Asians just pwn everyone else when it comes to piano or playing music.

 

[Jonana]

Most of the Asians in my school play the piano, like me. I always wonder why Asian parents make their children play the piano. Is it that they all prefer the piano better?  

[MeltingMilkBottle]

yeah! they made me take piano and karate when I was younger.. I quited piano first, then quited karate, coz I didn't have the time to go to classes because of school work. sweatdrop  

[bamboowitch]

i started piano at the age of 8 and i'm still continuing piano.
My parents decided to make my partake in piano lessons for various reasons:
1. my relatives also played an instrument
2. to develop interest
3. to give me a chance in learning things they could not learn when they were young
4. to give me an extra thing to do to batter boredom
5. to make me appreciate and understand how important education is

yah and i myself find it a good stress buster *hammers piano* lol  

[Captain Chey]

XD I don't play piano..but I do play Clarinet in the marching band AND I play drumset. >>

Drums aren't quite as..eh..fabcy? buttt..It's fun to hit things =D  

[Arkeyana]

I love piano...andI wasn't forced to take it...my dad always played the piano so I fell in love w/ it!  

[Sad Sad Sunflower]

I started playing piano when I was 6 too.. but I hated it. D':

Now I play the flute. ^^ <3