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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.

Dialog

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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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kangla

China

in my view, this topic doesn't have any right answer. to live with parents when you get over 18 is common in US and the rest of the Europe countries. the life style i mentioned above can be independent when you become legal adult, but one thing you have to concern is you have to think the condition of your parents, if they need your help then you should stay with them and help what their wanted. this is kind of human responsibility.the second, every country has their own culture and life style, as well as every country has their own system. for instance, in China we could not independent when we are students because of the education system is totally different from US and the other countries. we have to have parents support even we got in university. we don't education lawn etc, the culture of in east of Asia are same and we have to take our responsibility to care our parents forever.

ask me if you have questions

donn_1

Haiti

It’s a good lesson
but the countries do not have the same culture

Marwa

Egypt

generhere in Egypt children aly live with there parents until they get married unless when they travel for work

Chiachi

Taiwan

"Be on my own" is an independence issue. And if sort of people who move out and feed by themselves are more, usually, the national competitive advantage is higher. But something more than that, it also connected with the issue of rich or poor. In fact, if somebody grow up in a poor house and must feed their parents, I think it is more difficult to move out and live by themselves. Well, it is an interesting thing to live along, just like a trip unpredictable…..

one_of_a_kind

Egypt

I think living with one’s parents till marrage is more relevant to girls

balusanil

India

not refrain from discussion .it will help to think in english.take care

balusanil

India

living with parents is common in india.they give importance the family culture,eventhogh after their marriege ,parents support adults.I Think ,its depending on culture and lifestyle.

balusanil

India

move in or out as your like

balusanil

India

this discussion is depending on culture and lifestyle.so living with parents is not shame.

Amanda Barros

Germany

I think it depens on the economic situation. Most people still living with their parents because they haven't found a way to support theirselves yet.

rosilva

Brazil

HI, hOW ARE YOU?

omar_beyaty

Iraq

its good idea to put such a subject on the table of discussion and to establish a full idea about the cultures related the dealing with this subject

Komodia

Chile

Here most people stay home until they're 21 more or less, or until they finish college (24). My older brother lived here until he was 26. It's not so strange, really. Many people go away from home because they don't get on well with their parents, or their parents are to poor, or maybe they study in another city. But for the others, there's nothing bad about staying at your parent's home!

bluedove930

China

i think it depends the different cultures and different families. it's hard to say which life style is right.

李庭

China

If I were clever enough,Iwould find apossible solution to the problem

李庭

China

I think English understand myself,but I do not understandEnglish.I am sadly.English is very important,but Ido notpass this exam

mazar7

India

m 18 and i still live with my parents , and i want them to be always with me

elq777

China

i think the economic influence is the most important reason that children take account of.

mulee

Ethiopia

We have two thing to leave our house at 18 in Ethiopia.It depends on your family fanacial to get merried or be on your own.It's common living with parent untile you get married.