re: In Asia, there are up to 3 generations living in a house

Next do Hispanics.

I have no problem if my kids want to live at home when they are young adults as long as they are productive. We have more than enough space.

Poor kid.

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The don’t really do it out of financial necessity as much as they actually respect their elders and believe in a close family. Some of those beliefs have been lost in America.


This

We dump our old people in nursing homes and visit them a couple times a month

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Whitey don't want no old people in the house:
Whites account for 79% of all nursing home residents, Blacks 15%, Hispanics 6%.

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Only way to afford it given wages vs housing prices.

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Money has to be a big issue but I think there is also less social stigma involved. Grandparents help parents take care of kids, then all three generations get a little older and kids help parents take care of grandparents. And you don't have to trust your loved ones to someone who may either be the most amazing caring home care professional in the world, or someone that will rob them blind, who knows.

This is only less common in the us since post WWII

But very common in Asia central/South America and in eastern/south Europe.

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I'm sure you wanted to make more of a comment on current conditions here in the USA, but cultures in Asia are very different compared to majority here

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But in general, Asian culture are more group collective than individualistic. Look at Asians going out eat. Usually a bunch of items ordered and everyone shares them vs Americans ordering and eating their own items.

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As annoying as my mother in law can be. It makes more sense for these older women to be helping with their grandchildren inside and the grandfathers to be helping with them outside.

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The best memories of my life were spent under my grandfather's wing, growing up learning important life skills I carried into adulthood.

Dad worked too damn much, always seemed worn out stressed when he was home. Grandad literally all the time in the world, never got in a hurry never got stressed out.

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But in general, Asian culture are more group collective than individualistic. Look at Asians going out eat. Usually a bunch of items ordered and everyone shares them vs Americans ordering and eating their own items.

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I've dined at a lot of high-end Asian restaurants; most have a rotating center console in the middle of a large round table where food is placed and shared.