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Livin' at Home

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

Marni

Beren

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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brightdaisy

Viet Nam

the point here is the difference between western and eastern view. For eastern people, living with parents in their 30s doen’t mean any failure, it is to take care of the parents when they get older. Moreover, eastern parents are always happy to have their children with them in their old age so that they will never lonely.

06:20 AM Dec 01 2007 |

rena604

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Here in Iran living with Parents is very usual ,it is strange if you move out before getting marrey.sometimes a boy lives with his parents even after getting merray for years to save money and his parents support him till he can be independent.

04:13 AM Dec 01 2007 |

mani202

Pakistan

:) it seems like most of us are confused about the situation, actually if you are earning yourself and living with parents, theres no problem with it because what ever you could have saved while earning out n buying your home, u r sharing it with your parents. what then???!!

03:38 AM Dec 01 2007 |

SophiaLiu

SophiaLiu

China

I live out  since I work in another city, and it is far from my home. And my patents think that I should go back home to enjoy the Spring Festival together with them. It is common for the young people even they are married to go back on the important feast. In fact, we should have a own home when we are adult like foreign.

03:12 AM Dec 01 2007 |

snowjade

snowjade

China

An adult who still live with parents doesn't mean a failure or something ,that depends , if he could earn money and burden some expense of family , how could u see that as a shame? In a sense they are filial respect .

03:07 AM Dec 01 2007 |

rebecca cao

China

it’s difficult for me to be for my own,although it’s time for me to live independent,but i find i rely on my parents deeply.

02:44 AM Dec 01 2007 |

Thanh Thanh Pham

Viet Nam

it’s so intesting

02:39 AM Dec 01 2007 |

TUANKIET

Viet Nam

In VietNam, People after have enough 18. They also must finish the study at University for 3 or 4 years. After graduate, they usually go to work in other place. Because they want to have a free life. But  they are still visit their Parents on weekend or the last days of month. when they have childrens, your childens is kept by their Grandparents. About me, i like to live with My parents than.

01:53 AM Dec 01 2007 |

owensky

Finland

i don't like depend on my parents ,but without they i can't live at present.

12:21 AM Dec 01 2007 |

Aisha E

Aisha E

Bahrain

I loved this lesson, that’s exactly what we need to know! besides the usual grammar and Vocabs, it’s always good to know more about their society and culture..

09:48 PM Nov 30 2007 |

zakazik

zakazik

Algeria

it depend to situation of each one and l think defferent cultures make different choices

09:18 PM Nov 30 2007 |

Araruna

Araruna

Brazil

It deppends of the social and culture life. Here, in Brazil it's very hard to get a good job so, we have to live with our parents.  Sometimes it's not a choice but the only way to live.

06:48 PM Nov 30 2007 |

lily cat

China

yeah,life is it

06:45 PM Nov 30 2007 |

chahh

Pakistan

when people are 16,they see words,tha sence is powerfull,so…

06:38 PM Nov 30 2007 |

sultan22u22

Saudi Arabia

in my country >>>i must stay at ,my parent nome to help them because they interest you to help them when you becom 18 or 19 or>>>saudi arabia

06:04 PM Nov 30 2007 |

lily cat

China

as a chinese college student ,i must say what we r now is not only decided by ourselves.it's the society we live that make it what we  are

05:49 PM Nov 30 2007 |

lily cat

China

it’s really a social problem in china that most teenagers can not feed themselves when they are 18

05:46 PM Nov 30 2007 |

vutka1

Brazil

Cool

05:05 PM Nov 30 2007 |

vutka1

Brazil

In my country people are a bit divided when it comes to leaving the parents house. Some want to get out and live alone but don't have the right conditions, such as a job to support themselves or friends to live with. Others go out and then have to come back again, for one reason or another. In my family I was the first one to leave, at the age of 25. I took a little time but I had to wait because my mother was too attached and didn't like the idea.

05:05 PM Nov 30 2007 |

ebaby lover

China

Now i want to live a freedom life that i live by myself. I have spent a lot money that is given by my parents .So i foud a part-time job two weeks ago .working as a waitrees in my school. i learned a lot of things which i can't do ,and i like doing somethings which i dislike doing. l felt very happpy and exciting when someone called me"waitrees".But a few days late i found it nearly occupied allof my free time ,and i had no time to do my homework .sometimes i didn't have enough time to have a meal . Ieven tended to be late for class. So i gave up that job .I hope i can find another job which will not occupy too much time of me ! I want to make money to surpport myself.

Good luck to me !

04:47 PM Nov 30 2007 |

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