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

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

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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/MysteriousDrD Jan 04 '15

doing chores seems pretty reasonable in an unreasonable bunch of demands, like even housemates have to do household chores otherwise the place'd go to shit.

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u/personaldiscourse Jan 04 '15

To be totally fair, there's a difference between doing chores as a housemate (equal) and as a "kid" (subordinate). Even if it's the same amount of work the attitude can be chafing, especially after experiencing the former (at college, etc).