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Do you give money to your parents because they need it (i.e poverty), or because it's a cultural thing? Here in Norway, it's more or less unheard of to give mo
by TrackerFF 4y ago
Do you give money to your parents because they need it (i.e poverty), or because it's a cultural thing?
Here in Norway, it's more or less unheard of to give money to your parents, unless they're financially screwed (in other words, debt) - but that's usually a very temporary thing.
But I've worked with people from all over Asia, and many of them would regularly send money back home. Especially Indian co-workers would send significant sums back home.
- DoYOuGiveMoney 4y agoI guess cultural? It's a way to make their remaining days easier and more colorful, if you will. We grew up below lower class and I say that because almost everyone I knew as "lower class" was hoarding cash and getting every benefit under the sun from the government in a major metropolitan area. We were making $1100/month and rent was $1200/month poor. As I am their age when they raised me and am in the 1% of earners for my age bracket, I would like to do what I can to make their lives a little more extravagant for my own conscience.
- cudgy 4y agoSome families in India and other poor countries have pooled almost all of their assets to send a single child to a richer country and/or university. Giving back to them is a moral act of gratitude and love. Wouldn’t you do the same if Norway was a poor country and your parents did the same for you? I admire people like this, and it is a great signal of how they might potentially treat you as a friend, partner, or colleague.
- krageon 4y agoI think often it's poverty or relative poverty. Your examples in Asia would probably fall under relative poverty, given that you are in Norway.