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Livin' at Home

Date: Dec 11 2020

Themes: Family

Grammar: You're vs. Your

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When angry, American fathers commonly shout, “As soon as you’re 18, you’re on your own means a lot. It means you’re a legal adult, and, more often than not, people move out of their parents’ home when they are 18.

...And some of them come back or never leave at all. Adults live with their parents for lots of reasons. Sometimes their parents need care, or they need a place to stay to save up money after college. Even though it’s relatively common, people tend to look down on adults who live with their parents in the United States. Listen to Beren and Marni talk about it.

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Marni

Beren

Marni: So I was reading that Time Magazine article recently about when you…Like, people in their 30s and moving back in with their parents…

Beren: Yeah, that’s a huge thing.

Marni: Yeah, and I was thinking, you know, in this culture, there’s such a stigma against living with your parents past a certain age. Like, you’re sort of viewed as a failure or something. But in many cultures, in many places in the world it’s pretty normal to live with your family.

Beren: Yeah, you don’t move out until you’re married. And if you never marry, you never move out.

Marni: Well, that or even sometimes you marry and yet you just live with your family and then, you know…Sort of in this country, I think parents move back in once they’re elderly, but it’s like, there’s this huge gap of time where it’s totally taboo and frowned upon, if you will…

Beren: I know a bunch of people who are actually moving back in with their parents.

Marni: I did it for like half a year when I was 29. It was great. I saved a lot of money.

Beren: Yeah?

Marni: Yeah. And my parents were happy to have me there. It’s an interesting thing. I don’t know…Is it so terrible?

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Discussion

Marni recently read an article about how many grown Americans are moving back in with their parents. It made her think about how in many countries, it’s perfectly normal to live with your parents past 30.

Beren notes that in a lot of places, people live with their families until they get married. But Marni points out that sometimes even married people continue to live with their family.

In the US, parents sometimes move in with their children when they get older and need someone to help take care of them. But there is a gap of 30 or 40 years between when the child turns 18 and the parents become elderly when it’s regarded as strange for them to live together.

Nonetheless, Beren knows a few people who have moved back in with their parents. Marni lived with her parents for a brief time a little while ago. She saved money and her parents were glad she was there. What’s so wrong about living with your parents when you’re an adult?

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kindaijit

Thailand

That's right!!!

iftikharkh

Pakistan

Actually, i think. as parents look after us. when we are unable to move , eat ,drink, at that time parents help us, so why we leave them when they needs help from us. so i suggest to everyone look after their parents n give them support in their old age. so never think to leave them alone in old age.

kindaijit

Thailand

Me too.

zainashah

India

I WOULD LIKE TO BE WITH PARENTS

yhr

China

i likesome of thing .it s diffrent culture

Only

China

yes.In china,expecially in the contry,if a boy don’t have a regullar job,his parents will engaged to find a wife for him and then they will live all together

kindaijit

Thailand

I'm happy to know many people think like me too, But I accept peoples choose to leave out family.

But I agree with If you have family "you're lucky"

pickmeup

China

In China, many married people live with their parents. For me it's a good thing to see. Chinese parents and children are much closely-knit even after the children grow up into adulthood and have their own family. I would prefer to live with my parents, but my husband wouldn't like to. Meeting each other half way, we invite our parents to live with us for one or two months a year. We're working in cities far away from our home town. And, due to so few holidays we can enjoy each year, we can't afford frequent fly-back home. So inviting parents to live with us is the best way to spend more time with them.

shpendi

Albania

I am still with my family, in our place in Albania (Kosovo) the most bigger thing is Family so i thing when you have a family with you, you are lucky

Diana;)

Ukraine

Guys,if we want,we can do everything.And it`s true.As for me,I do everything by myself.I cook,I clean my flat,I walk with my dog…etc.BUT!!!I realy enjoy living with my mother.She is one of my best friends.We go together to play tennis,we go together to the clubs.I think,that everything depends on us and our parents.We can`t tell that at the age of 18 everybody must live without there parents.Besides,to study and to work at the same time for me,it`s realy impossible.Just make your choice.

kindaijit

Thailand

Now I'm 27 years but I love to live with my family. And I have 4 dogs in my house. I will live with my family untill I have no mom, Casue I love mom so much. She make me happy and feel relieved.

I know you r thinking me like baby but I can survive casue my mom.

supkerli

China

If you are 18,you should live yourself.

etorosyan

Bulgaria

I think it’s depends from many factors like culture,habitant,social enviroment. But the most differences between east and west is the social and economic enviroment.

Milandow

Thailand

Nice to meet U ! I need to practice English languge. It's Mymail

mandylee.cn

China

In China, men are considered responsible to take care of old parents. They often live together.while, to woman, aften they get married, it is considered abnormal for them to live with her own parents, , but they will often come back home to see their parents. No matter on their own or not, they can't break with parents who feed them grown.

lijun13909402148

China

every country has it's own culture.so it's not surprising.

alsaad

Saudi Arabia

hiii..how are you friendsy name is alsaad.

caibaby_2003

China

18 years old is meaningful,most of schools in china hold a grown ceremony for students today when they are 18.when you are 18,you should know bit by bit what's the meaning of responsibility,how to do sensible things and what's your goal in the future…

for independence,i think there are many ways to train ourselves…such as living ourside,not receiving financial support,making decisions by ourselves…all will be depend on person's disposition,personality,character.

different contries have different circumstances.but i emphasis here that when you are 18,parents should tell your child the meaning of grow-up,and you should exert yourself to train yourself,do things on your own.these concepts are always right and can be accepted by every one.

when parents are getting elder,so their child should care for them even though you are out.you should spend much time talking with them ,so the gap will be getting smaller and smaller.

in short,we should keep balance,deal with the good relation between parents and child….

th.barbie

India

It's better to know live without parents support. so, we can come to know the real life, but it doesn't mean to leave parents. Let our parents proud of us as we can sustain in the world without anyone's supprot. And equally we ought to lookafter our parents. when they need us. Will you agree with me?

BAGANGA

Philippines

In the Philippines, it's pretty much like in China. Siblings around ages 17-19 would start getting separated from their parents for higher education. However, rejoining the family again is one of their motivations to finished college as early as possible.Moving out from the family after college is even deemed as breach of duty for a debt of gratitude in somewhat olden times though. Currently, Fililpinos are getting into the groove of American family culture but with reservations of having no wrong at all in situations where siblings would leave or stay in the family at adulthood.