It's pretty much opposite of the American thing. Many other countries have multi-generational households, while most Americans leave home at 18 and retire to a nursing home.
My co worker was telling me about how his grandpa was planning to sell the house they lived in. I was mind boggled like ‘Why wouldn’t he keep it in the family?? Give it to you or at least sell it to you??’ Fortunately, his grandpa did sell it to him.
But it is frustrating when I see families leave nothing behind for their loved ones.
One thing I like about immigrant families - they generally work towards the success of the younger generations. Give them the best advantages possible. Whereas with others you see more of the "okay you're 18, see you for Thanksgiving!".
An example would be pissing away money on interest for college loans when my parents could've easily afforded it. I went to a state school with scholarships, it wasn't a lot of money (but it is when you're 18).
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u/jotakajk Feb 27 '25
Honest question. Do Americans really think “taking care of your family” is just an American thing?