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Their parents feed, house and clothe them. Edit: not sure why this is being buried. I'm not judging, it's just the answer to the question isn't it?
by LatteLazy 5y ago
Their parents feed, house and clothe them.
Edit: not sure why this is being buried. I'm not judging, it's just the answer to the question isn't it?
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- cpach 5y agoSeems like your explanation is only part of the truth, at least according to the other comments.
- addicted 5y agoMost likely because this answer is very wrong. You rarely have situations in developing countries where the parents are supporting adults in their mid 20s, and it's almost always the other way round. The correct answer, as others have pointed out, is the informal economy, with them taking up a bunch of odd jobs one after the other. To focus on a subset of 15-29 year olds, what do you think 15-18 year olds are doing without either being in school (which is free in South Africa) or holding jobs (which would probably be illegal)? Most likely, supplementing the family income by taking up jobs in the informal economy.
- Mediterraneo10 5y agoIt does indeed happen in the developing world that adults in their mid 20s are supported by older members of their family, it just might not be their parents. In West Africa, for instance, it is common for entire families to be supported off of a couple of lucky relatives who managed to get to Europe.
- LatteLazy 5y agoGot a source, because I can't find one for that. Instead people here seem to think they're on SNAP and EBT, things only available in America and unlikely to pay all of someone's expenses...