Something interesting I've noticed. Here in the US, if you're living at home after 18, you are looked down on, considered a slacker, worthless, lazy, or some other similar thing. The rare exception is for a college student, and in that case they're seen as spoiled or mooching by many.
I moved to Argentina when I was 9 due to my father's job, and lived there for most of the rest of my life until I went to college, and still visit there regularly. While I left home for college in the US after graduating from high school and moved out to my own place in Washington DC after college (though with some help from my parents) as per the American custom, in Argentina the custom is very different.
Living at home into your late 20s is not abnormal. In fact, moving out on your own before you're married or in your late 20s is rather abnormal. While you may be bringing in your own income and helping pay the bills, you live at home, eat with your family at the dinner table (at your own discretion, of course), and socialize with your family daily. And no one looks down on you for it.
Just an observation. Is it this way elsewhere? Anyone have input on Europe or other countries in Latin America?
Cliffs: In US, people are expected to be self-sufficient by the time they are legally considered adults.
In Argentina, people are expected to (or at least quite commonly) live at home with parents until mid-20s or until married.
I moved to Argentina when I was 9 due to my father's job, and lived there for most of the rest of my life until I went to college, and still visit there regularly. While I left home for college in the US after graduating from high school and moved out to my own place in Washington DC after college (though with some help from my parents) as per the American custom, in Argentina the custom is very different.
Living at home into your late 20s is not abnormal. In fact, moving out on your own before you're married or in your late 20s is rather abnormal. While you may be bringing in your own income and helping pay the bills, you live at home, eat with your family at the dinner table (at your own discretion, of course), and socialize with your family daily. And no one looks down on you for it.
Just an observation. Is it this way elsewhere? Anyone have input on Europe or other countries in Latin America?
Cliffs: In US, people are expected to be self-sufficient by the time they are legally considered adults.
In Argentina, people are expected to (or at least quite commonly) live at home with parents until mid-20s or until married.
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