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invetedlotus123 said:
Zkuq said:
I live in Finland, and it's very common to move out as soon as possible, which is often after graduating from secondary education (i.e. upper secondary school or vocational school). That's roughly at the age of 18. Of course there's some variance to this, and some move out earlier, some later. I'm not entirely sure about social acceptance regarding living with your parents, but I think it's thought unconventional and possible looked at a bit oddly if you're living with your parents much longer than what's typical. For example, living with your parents at the age of 25 would probably be considered a bit odd. At 30, you'd probably be considered a loser unless you had a really good reason for living with your parents.

But this is what I see. Upper classes in poorer countries people tend to depend on their parents for longer than for example young adults in 1st world countries like Finland. I mean, how much a brazillian 18 year old would make whitout college level? Around 1000 BRL if he`s lucky and working 44h per week. That`s plan poverty, or at least would be considered so in a 1st world country. 

Yeah, there's definitely differences between rich and poor countries, and for a good reason. We have good social security programs so everyone can live on their own (pretty much), but I don't think that's the case in poorer countries (or even in all rich countries). Thus it makes sense to live with your parents in poor countries, and I think it makes sense even in rich countries. It's just that people become so independent so young here, so they move out even though it might not make the most sense. I was pretty eager to move out myself when it happened, because it could be pretty annoying at times. So much freedom when you're living by yourself (or with a flatmate...)!