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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]normal people live with their families because they want to. they move when they start their own families. the whole idea that you must live alone or with roommates for a while is a costly illusion. the financial cost of it is the least of the problem.[/quote]

Welcome to the Old Country [/quote]

Where you never go to school or work more than an hour from your family of origin. [/quote]
Right. The living at home idea presupposes that your job is close enough to the family home to make the arrangement viable. That greatly limits your employment options. Americans are typically more mobile in their lives than people in other countries. So, if the cultural expectation is that you’ll live at the family home until you marry, you’re going to have fewer educational and career options.

My parents live in Naples, Florida. It’s a nice town, but the career and educational options within a reasonable commute are pretty limited. During my educational and professional life, I’ve lived in Michigan, New York, California and now the DC area. For my education and career, living with my parents would have been a terriblr idea.[/quote]

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