IsThatBrothaMouzone?
Veteran
This 100%.Not all but Asian households can be matriarchal. And even in African households you will see the same thing and the most respected person in the family is usually the woman that is seen as the elder. A woman cannot marry into the family if the mother does not approve.
In American culture, the focus is on men trying to impress the father of the potential bride.
In Asian culture (Indian, Chinese etc), the focus is on girls proving themselves to the mother of the son.
Western society holds women up as the prize.......Eastern society holds men up as the prize and so the onus is on the woman to jump through hoops. This is why Americanized Asian women date white men and fully embrace Western society more quickly than Asian men. Asian broads go from being the 3rd string running back to being the starting quarterback.
It's also why a lot Asian dudes struggle to date non-Asian women. American women "think" they've got it rough not realizing our society is built for them to have whatever they want compared to Eastern cultures. You get dikk on demand, dudes tricking off you, and no real expectations while Eastern women gotta be virtuous, good cooks, clean, educated and can't show a lick of sass to MIL.