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[quote=Anonymous]I'm struck by the number of posts on DCUM that lay out a weird situation, then, when the posts respond that it's a weird situation, the OP responds that "we're from a different country and that's normal in our culture, so we're not going to change that."  If you're from a different culture, I don't think it makes sense for you to seek advice from a generally American-born audience unless you're open to the way that the situation is typically handled within the American culture.

I mean, I get it if your post is "We're not from the U.S., but my DIL is, and I'd like some help in understanding her expectations."  But if your response is just going to be "Oh, well, our culture is different, so none of your advice applies to us..." -- then maybe you should post on a message board that is based in your country of origin or specific to your culture and maybe they'd give you some advice or sympathy that you could use.

This comment is not particular to OP, but I feel like 15-25% of all the "family relationships" posts (and also a lot of the general parenting and relationship posts) boil down to this sort of problem.  [/quote]

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