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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Since for my generation and culture it was 18 and out for many of us and therefore the very concept of staying until 30 is absurd. Staying until your twenties was almost unheard of and people would think there was something wrong with you.
I was actually gone from home at 17 (I joined the army) and that was way less weird than anybody in their mid twenties that was still at home back then.
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Haha, I also left home at 17. Once I graduated from High School I decided to go backpacking across the country for a couple years. Got into a lot of strange situations and met a ton of cool people. I finally ended up getting a footing in Denver, CO. I stayed there for about a year and then the call from the family came in. Mom wasn't feeling so good and I should go stay close to her. Moved back to NC and met my current wife. Started working and saved up some money. Started a computer business and did IT work on the side. Family decided to move to MN and me being the eldest son HAD to follow. Sold the business and its accounts and dumped it into a house. Now I'm where I'm at now.
Asian families tend to live together in big houses or live closely to each other to provide financial and moral support. The women in the families move on to start their own lives and follow only their husband's families. Asians have weird cultural practices and although I reject 90% of them I still have to abide by the most intimately held of them. I consider myself American 100%. Whenever my father dies all the ties to the asian culture and rules/practices die with him.