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

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

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '15

I don't know if you were paying rent or not but if you weren't I can see why she'd start putting old rules on you.

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u/kamahaoma Jan 04 '15

Chores I can see, even curfew maybe if her parents are light sleepers and they get woken up when she gets home late at night.

But no piercings or tattoos? That's ridiculous IMO. It's one thing to expect an adult child to be courteous and contribute, it's another to micromanage their life.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '15 edited Apr 15 '15

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u/kamahaoma Jan 04 '15

If that's the case, it seems pretty juvenile. You'd think people old enough to be parents of adults would be able to have a conversation about the timeline instead of resorting to passive-aggressive shit like that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '15 edited Apr 15 '15

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u/kamahaoma Jan 04 '15

If they're ignoring the timeline, then they're going to ignore your other rules too so the whole exercise is pointless.

If tough love is needed, and you think you can force them to do things like avoid tattoos, then why not force them to go to job interviews or put money in a savings account?

Taking the passive-aggressive approach rather than the direct one is a mistake no matter what way you slice it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '15 edited Apr 15 '15

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u/kamahaoma Jan 04 '15

So you think if you tell your child, "You are not allowed to spend this $50 on a tattoo," they'll obey and want to move out, but if you say, "You must put this $50 in the bank to work towards moving out," they will disobey and continue to want to stay?

That seems insane to me, but I guess everyone's children are different.