http://pnolan.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] pnolan.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] cerealjoe 2010-08-06 03:47 am (UTC)

I think it's cool you are living with your parents, as it indicates that you all get along well.

When did it become requisite for children to move out at a certain age? In the U.S. it's college age (18) or sometimes earlier if the family is not getting along.

I liked the Japanese model in which kids stay at home until marriage or if it becomes necessary to move away for school or work. This wasn't true everywhere certainly, as Japan is in constant modernization mode, but still it was common. Also, it is generally presumed that the eldest child will help take care of the parents when they get old, and many married children move their families close to the parents when this occurs.

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