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Have you talked to many old people in the US? How many of them wish that they could live with their children/grandchildren instead of living independently as long as they can (or longer)?[/quote]

Of course, they want to live independently.

But there is a price to pay for independence - loneliness and a distance from children/grandchildren.  And lack of support network.

[b]Asian and Slavic cultures don't have that problem.  My MIL who lives in the same city sees her child and grandchild maybe once a month on average.   In other cultures it would be unthinkable.[/b][/quote]

Agreed - a lot of this is cultural. Asian, Hispanic, and Slavic families tend to have multi-generational households. Italians often don't leave their neighborhood/immediate area, so grandma live just across town and can pick up the kids everyday from school.
We are Anglo-Irish - everyone in my family is dispersed some place different across the country. Therefore, I don't have the local support network, if I had kids. Lots of Americans from Anglo-Irish and Western European backgrounds are similar in this regard.
My fiancee is Jewish - everyone still lives nearby in the DC metro area and relies on the family network. Except the wealthy ones and diplomats, who can afford to hire the best care 24/7.[/quote]

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