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This is an American phenomenon. When I lived in Japan, many people stayed with their parents until marriage. It's also typical in Brazil.
by mathattack 12y ago
This is an American phenomenon. When I lived in Japan, many people stayed with their parents until marriage. It's also typical in Brazil.
- _delirium 12y agoNear-mandatory moving out is also a common attitude in Scandinavia, not a purely American attitude. If anything it's stronger in Scandinavia: it's pretty unusual not to move out by 18, and even seen as a bit weird not to, unless you have a good explanation for it (e.g. really sick parents). But that's partly because the high minimum wages and strong social system means that it's unusual to need to live with parents for economic reasons. So it's become a cultural expectation here that you won't.
- mathattack 12y agoInteresting. Thank you for the added international insight. I wonder if there's an interesting chart on where this does and doesn't happen.