I'm from foreign yugoslavia, then slovenia, and we did just the same as you guys did... if you had to take the bus, your parents would go with you the first few

I'm from foreign yugoslavia, then slovenia, and we did just the same as you guys did... if you had to take the bus, your parents would go with you the first few days, so you'd remember where to get off the bus, and after that, you'd be on your own. Also, it was not unusual for kids to get home at 12, and parents at 17h (5pm for americans), and we just either watched tv at home, or went out with other kids.