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Can someone more worldly than I speak to any possible cultural factor here? By that I mean, is the desire to own property as deeply-rooted elsewhere in the wor
by redschell 14y ago
Can someone more worldly than I speak to any possible cultural factor here? By that I mean, is the desire to own property as deeply-rooted elsewhere in the world as it is, or at least seems to be, in America? Are people in Japan breaking their backs to own a home? How about Europe? Brazil?
I'm genuinely fascinated by this, because it really does seem like American society frowns upon people who don't own a home by a certain age, especially when children are involved, almost as if a backyard is absolutely fundamental to the child-rearing process.
- sateesh 14y agoA datapoint, the desire to own a property is quite deep rooted in India as well.
- EwanToo 14y agoIn the UK owning your own home is definitely "the dream", but in France, owning your own home is much less of a desirable thing, though it is increasing. I don't know about the USA, but with current interest rates and the end of the housing boom a couple of years ago, in the UK it's often cheaper to buy than to rent, assuming you can get the deposit together.