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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Asian parents help the kids a lot, from love obviously, but they expecting their kids to repay by taking care of them back and this expectation is planted in their kid's head as early as it can be in different way depend on the culture. It is not so obvious but it is there. Also Asian kids are not really allowed to speak their mind 100% because it may not sound respectful. Sometime I think it is emotional abuse or very controlling in Asian families.

While the western or North America's parents help their kids the same way WITHOUT the expecting their kids to repay them. They teach the kids to be dependent and speak their mind. The truth sometimes hurts and drives people away from each other. Because they are so independent that they don't need to come back.

Neither sides are perfect. Asian kids may be very resentful and Western's kid may be careless.

It is just my opinion. [/quote]

that was my experience. Extended families lived together.  Grandparents took care of kids.  Grandparents were taken care of financially by the kids and grandkids.  It works great for most people, and I personally have no issues with it.

The dark side of this though is that elders are respected/obeyed to the point that many of them are abusive.  Obviously this shit isn't tolerated in the West, and I'm okay with that.

Western cultures expect the elderly to take care of themselves.  Or maybe they're just more independent anyway, I can't tell.
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