I hope you call her out on that shit. I think 2nd generation and beyond asians are different though. Most likely to move out on their own.
i’m in my 20s and still live with my parents. their hands are what feeds me right now. until i find a real job as an engineer, i certainly won’t bite it, especially in this economy.
Cite your work.
what I dont get a bout nyc (i.e needing 70k-100k to be OK, around 50K to just scrape by) is how the fuck are there so many new yorkers who work in shops, are unemployed, do menial work or low payed jobs and still live in the city. Where do they live? No way you can tell me the hood rats you see hanging around are on 50K, or the single moms or guys selling hot dogs. Also no way do ALL these guys commute from new jersey or some shit. I’m talking about your typical salt-of-the-earth pissed off new york native, not wall street people. Explain?
maybe they work in nyc and make 50 g’z, late at night go back and sleep in their crib in jersey?
I lived with my parents while I was a student, up until I graduated at 22. After that I moved out to my own place, quite far away from home, haha.
Anyways, after living on my own, and staying at my parents place again for like, 2 weeks during a vacation, I’m 100% sure that I never want to live at their house again. It wasn’t so bad when I was 19 or whatever, but being what I consider an adult now, having that “I feel like a 19 year old in my parent’s house” feeling after having been on my own for a couple years now just feels so crappy. Living alone FTW. Sure it was nice to have my laundry/cooking done for me, but the pros i get from being on my own far outweigh the cons.
Don’t sleep on hot dog vendors. Some of those dudes rake it in.
And as I stated, you need 70-100k to live somewhere relatively nice. Projects are projects. Also, there are rent controlled apartments. And a LOT of people (especially people college age or right out of college) do the whole roommate thing. A lot of the interns at my job have 3 or 4 roommates, and they make like 36K.
And most of them don’t live in the city. (When people in NYC talk about “the city” they’re only talking about Manhattan.) They work in the city and commute from one of the other boroughs. Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx have much cheaper apartments than Manhattan. Staten Island is a bit more expensive and the commute takes longer.
I know some of the Mexican workers at the restaurant I used to work at live like 6 to a room and shit. Some of the hardest workers I’ve ever seen, and get this, GRATEFUL for the minimum wage they make.
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Yeah i still dont get why people would choose to live in high cost of living area…I live in Olympia about hour drive away from Seattle…The asian wife & I are able to live comfortably on 100k+ while also being able to save for our retirement…If i want to have excitement/fun i’ll drive up there but living in the city life would get boring after awhile.
LA can be cheap if you work it right. Just don’t expect to buy a house any time soon.
In Mexico, you will see older men/women still living at home. Very different from this whole when you turn 18 GTFO mentality here in the states. I plan to let my kids stay with me as long as they are working on the side and finishing their education. You would have to be fucking retarded to not take advantage of a parent still willing to provide. In the long run everyone wins.
Which brings up the underlying point that WHY the person is staying home is critical to the take on this whole argument.
Staying home because you don’t want to pay for your own stuff = lazy
Staying at home to use the money you would have used on rent for school = smart
Staying home due to cost of living = gray area
On the other side
Moving out when you can’t afford it and don’t have to = Stupid
That should help you but back it up with Network + CCNA or even SERVER +
Baby say’s
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This is how I look at it.
When you have kids…and are finally about to retire or getting to that age, and they’ve gone off into the real world…andthey want to come back…are you going to be happy about it?
Treat people the way you want to be treated in their shoes. Times get hard and you do what you have to do sometimes, but some folks are honestly - lazy fuccs…not all people, I’m not calling out any group or type of person in particular…just there are alot of lazy bums that see “free ride” and take advantage of it, but would have a large amount of distaste in their mouths if their kids did the same thing.
If you have the means to successfully move out…do it, its that simple. If you can’t support yourself, then at least CONTRIBUTE. One of the thigns I wish I could do is pay my parents more money for when I came back home after college for like 6 months while AceTurnedJoker and I got the roommate situation handled. Its a respect thing, they worked hard for their money, they helped me get thru college so I could take care of myself…I shouldn’t be at home still eating off them.
In other words, if your still living with your parents after the age of 18+, NO MATTER THE REASON - do some fuccing work around the house, chip in on the mortage, by groceries. Do SUMTHING.
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it’s really not a big thing to me. I’ve had my own place and live at home off and on all my time on earth. I just turned 25 and it was my parents idea for me to stay here while I went to community college. I took time off and worked a year and a half, all the while living at home and saving up money. This was good because when I went back to school I had enough money to pay for everything. And I do mean everything. My parents haven’t paid a dime since I went to university. Granted I have grant and scholarship money too.
I’m moving again in 2 weeks and instead my parents wish I’d commute to save more money. I just feel like at 25 having a place I can call my own is the way to go. I don’t mind staying at home though. I don’t worry about what people say. It’s such a common thing that people forget about it in no time. If you’re cool with it, and your parents don’t mind, then why not enjoy the comfort at home.
I will say that staying at home with no plans of ever moving on is a little weird. There’s going to be a point when you’re in your mid 30’s and going to regret a whole lot.
i think the whole “do sumthing” idea is pretty generally accepted… no one is arguing you should lay around and do nothing, brochacho.
I have two kids, i wouldn’t mind them staying with me if they are still single…Of course my house, my rules still apply even if you’re 18+…I wouldn’t care if they leech on me or not, they are your kids after all…
What about when your parents move in with you? My mothers moving in with me at the end of the month due to her living situation not working out.
That shit would suck, but they gave me life so of course im obligated to take care of them till they die. My house, my rules still apply
roommates duh. where the fuck are u from?