Re: [OT] Independence and Living with your parents [was Re: Thoughts about Whether to Become Independant]

Hi Arik!

On Sunday 16 July 2006 10:43, Arik Baratz wrote:
> On 7/15/06, Shlomi Fish <shlomif-ik1l9ssToec+JF/[email protected]> wrote:
> > [LiveAtHome] - Note to American and other international readers: in
> > Israel there is much less a taboo against children living in their
> > parents' house even after graduation from college. I am not the only one
> > in my age that lives in his parents' house.
>
> Hi Shlomi
>
> I disagree. I think it's as prevalent in Israel as much as it is in the
> states.

I'm not sure. When some USers I talked with heard that I'm 28 (29 by now) and 
live with my parents, they were a bit shocked. I have some IRC conversations 
to prove it.

>
> The biggest no-no, which is living with your girlfriend or wife in
> your parents' house, is as much in effect in Israel as it is in, for
> example, the US.

Possibly. Nevertheless, one of my cousins lived with his wife at my uncle's 
apartment, for a while after they were married. And no-one seemed to mind.

>
> Living with your parents after collage before you have a decent job is
> not as uncommon as it seems in the US.
>

Possibly. Of course, people in the States often get their B.Sc./B.A./etc. 
earlier than most people in Israel (due to the army, getting a 
post-army-or-high-school job, the traditional long trips abroad, etc.)

Note however, that an Indian friend told me that in India there is even less 
of a taboo. There married couples often move into the house of one of the 
parents and live with them. It is possible that it is acceptable for them to 
even have children while remaining there.

Most of the excuses I heard from Americans to moving out of your parents' 
house boils down to having "independence". However, I don't think you are 
acting completely non-indepenently when you are staying with your parents. 
While it is more convenient to do so, there are other ways in which your
independence manifests itself, and one swallow does not make a spring.

Regards,

	Shlomi Fish

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