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Also, where do you live... obviously.



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Considering the current situation in the country (Spain), not, it is really not considerated embarrasing, or at least this perception has definitively warped in the last years. Right now a lot of people have to live with their parents because there's simply no other option, and it's not (unfortunately) that rare of people who were living on their own but had to resign and go back with their parents or grandparents.

If anything, it is seen embarrasing by the person who lives with their parents himself, since he would rather be on his own.



I guess, although with how rare full time jobs are these days it seems to be more common place to live with parents longer here in Aus. There's no way I could afford to move out unless I found flat mates and fuck that. Housing and living in general here isnt cheap and a part time job just aint gonna cut it.



In terms of romantic prospects, it would be above a certain age. I think 30 and above. Yet, really, it's not, because of financial reasons. Young people can't afford mortgages or rent as they used to so living with parents is fine at the moment.

I live in a flat on my own that I worked hard to save up for... it's worth less than I paid for it.



Hmm, pie.

Yes, even if here in Italy we are famous for the mammoni fenomenon people that are over 40 years old and that still live with their parents feel really embarassed about it, I am 17 and I already feel embarased because I won't be able to move on my own as soon as I turn 18...



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In Australia, children that do tertiary study, then try and find a job that pays enough to buy a home or investment property will often enough be in their late 20's and early 30's still with parents, unless they get married and share the cost (property prices and cost of living in Australia is extremely high, the worst it's been for many generations) This group does tend to do well later in life

Other demographics that tend to leave school earlier, live in shared housing, or find a rental in less than a great area will leave home earlier, this group tends to struggle



The Netherlands I think 27 is the soft cap and 30 is the hard cap to leave your parents is house. Mortage and rent are redicilously high over here.



Please excuse my (probally) poor grammar

Wright said:

Spain (...) it is really not considerated embarrasing

 

ktay95 said:
I guess, although with how rare full time jobs are these days it seems to be more common place to live with parents longer here in Aus. 

 

Luke888 said:
 already feel embarased because I won't be able to move on my own as soon as I turn 18...

Well, there goes my theory that it's tied to average wage in the country in question...



Housing costs on my island 9Isle of Man) are expensive, not to mention that plenty of folk over the years have been selling their homes and those homes still haven't been bought by new people looking to buy a home, all due to the high prices and areas they reside in. Also doesn't help that the island doesn't have much going for work outside of retail, Gov and trade jobs. Our own Gov even suggested a few years back to stick with their folks since prices were to high (and still are) and there are even some teens and those in their mid 20's to mid 30's that have to hold down two jobs just to afford where they live.

I honestly don't see much wrong with someone who wants to stick with their folks, I mean if we go back a century or two there were many who had lived with their parents until theirs passed away and ended up taking over the family land or business. I feel those that see it as being wrong don't really understand those that do and why they want to, that and the economic situations, housing prices and cost of living in other parts of the world.

Usually for those that get married or have a partner, the chances of living with them are higher than being alone and working a regular paying job here. My folks for example always split everything down the middle when it comes to costs for many things, especially since it helps out my stepdad since he works a trade job that pays a lot less than my mother who works for the gov, had my stepdad been on his own, he would be paying and getting by just a bit in a small cramped flat. My sister is barely getting by on her own with two part time jobs and she's already had to move through 3 different flats in the past 4 years.



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In France where I'm from, it's embarrassing, clearly it means that this person can't take care of himself, or is extremely childish, and we have quite a gloomy image of it. Also in France we have social helps, including for apartment, etc., so you have to fail quite hard or really not be able to live on your own... but it's changing, and here and there you heard about people moving back or not able to leave.

In Japan where I am, it's pretty common, it's even the norm for someone that should get married at some point (at 30, or even 35), time to save money and having it easy before taking care of a family. It can even be seen as the person taking care of his parents. There is still an exception, "the parasite single" that are seen as people using their parents for their own fun, no responsibility, lot of money, easy jobs, no involvement.