One thing I noticed when hanging around Indian friends in the past is that a lot of what they described as Indian culture has more to do with where a country is

One thing I noticed when hanging around Indian friends in the past is that a lot of what they described as Indian culture has more to do with where a country is in terms of development. A lot of things they called “Indian“ is often just what it was in my country “Norway” during my grand parents generation or earlier. Staying with parents would be common here too in earlier times. A lot of western individualism grew as society transformed economically and technologically. As people got a lot fewer children, and children perhaps had to move further for work. Government had to start building out retirement homes as not all old people would have children who could take care of them. With more prosperity people also often want more independence and over time welfare services get better built out to help both the young and old. Over time your culture adapts to it. My mom would definitely not want to have me hanging around for long periods of time. But she likes that I bring the family over and stay in weekends and holidays. I know from Indian friends that you seem way more comfortable about being around a lot of people. As a Norwegian I hate being around too much people for a long time. I need plenty of alone time to feel well. But it can be too much. This COVID19 pandemic has been hard. I miss people from work. My family. Just walking in a crowded street.