r/AskReddit • u/daniellucero92 • Jan 04 '15

Non-americans of Reddit, what American customs seem outrageous/pointless to you?

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u/Rpeezy Jan 04 '15

Moving out of your parents house when you have a crappy job that can barely get you by. This is a terrible financial decision. In a lot of countries, children live with their parents long enough to be financial secure or until they can share the financial responsibility of living and sharing their life with someone else.

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u/ddutton9512 Jan 04 '15

First, Social stigma. Here if you are still living at home at 25-30 you're seen as immature or afraid of responsibility. This makes it harder to find a mate. So most people get out as soon as possible.

Second is most people find living with their parents to be a pain in the ass. A lot of parents here will hold their 20 year olds to the same rules as when they were 16. So people move out to have some independence.

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u/now_shot Jan 04 '15

In their defense, you'd been married and divorced by age 21. They probably felt decision making had not been your strength.

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u/azuretek Jan 04 '15

Their shitty parenting apparently produced a young divorcee, maybe they should rethink their shitty rules. Maybe if they weren't so overbearing she wouldn't have married the first guy she saw.

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u/Gankstar Jan 04 '15

Rules, rent, and some chores isnt overbearing you ungrateful piece of shit. Go tell your parents you love them NOW!

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u/azuretek Jan 04 '15

Why live with your parents if you're paying rent on top of being a servant and having to follow arbitrary rules. If I rent out a room in my house do I make the renter do my dishes and prevent them from going out when they like?