Are multigenerational households more common in your culture/area or nuclear families?

In a Vietnamese household yes. Grandparents eagerly want to their children to have children so they can take care of them.

I’m Mexican, Black, Filipino, & White. Multigenerational households are very common in both Mexican and Filipino culture, even whenl living in the US. I grew up with my Filipino side and we always had a grandparent living with us at any given time.

My generation kind of stopped that though since my cousins and I have moved out from our parents’ houses to be more independent, which I prefer.

There is a sense of financial security with living in a multigenerational household, but since I can support myself I wanted more independence.

I don't think so

Nuclear. People here are embarrassed to live with their parents. They have this attitude that it makes them seem like someone who failed to launch.

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Do grandparents end up living with their kids and grandkids?

When I used to live in India, I lived with my grandparents.

it depends of the family from what i've noticed.

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Nuclear. People here are embarrassed to live with their parents. They have this attitude that it makes them seem like someone who failed to launch.

That’s how alot of American kids think. But then many of them move out when they’re not necessarily financially stable so they end up accruing a lot of debt…. like dude why you moving out while working part time at Mcdonalds…. doesn’t make sense to me to be independent when you can’t support yourself. I personally find that more embarrassing than living with parents until you’re financially secure.

I moved out when I was around 26 when I was financially ready. While many of my friends in high school moved out by 20 and still attending college, many didn’t finish and now struggling to pay off loans… move back in with your parents gosh…

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I feel like we're less willing to financially support each other in the U.S than in other countries. Quite a few parents here don't want their adult children living with them and I would say a majority of adults don't want to take care of their parents in their old age either. People find it "intrusive".

I mean maybe if kids now didn’t act so priviledged and entitled then maybe their parents would be willing to have them live with them until they’re actually ready to move out.

Didn’t help that years ago banks were giving out mortage loans and credit cards to just about everyone without really checking their financial history. I know I was approved for one when I was 18 in college, with no job. lololol.

I’m a coowner of a restaurant group and so many of our younger employees complain about the rules in their parents houses. You live under someone whose paying for all the bills, so duh you can’t be coming home in the middle of the night whenever you feel like it.

With prices of everything having gone up since 20 years ago yet wages haven’t increased, you’d think the younger generation would be smart enough to stay with their parents until they’re ready.

Nuclear.

We have a mix here in my area of single millennials and some families with young children. My neighbour across the road are an ethnic family with several people living in the one household. I think the days of the nuclear family that I can remember are long gone nowadays.

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In a Vietnamese household yes. Grandparents eagerly want to their children to have children so they can take care of them.

Chinese ones as well lol

It depends on the regions.

People who live in rural areas (and don't want to leave that lifestyle) prefer multigenerational household, with the family being together. I assume it's also quite practical, as rural families have big gardens, animals etc., it's only fair that having more people working together is preferred.

However, things change a bit when it comes to the urban areas. Young people want their own houses or apartments. Also, the influx of young people coming from rural areas to study at universities helps this trend, as they will rather move and find a job in the city where they studied, so they end up creating nuclear families.

Either way, both options are socially acceptable, from what I've seen.

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I feel like we're less willing to financially support each other in the U.S than in other countries. Quite a few parents here don't want their adult children living with them and I would say a majority of adults don't want to take care of their parents in their old age either. People find it "intrusive".

Lol my parents would want me to live with them forever if they could. My mom was heartbroken when my sister moved out. But often it is conditional with going to college being the bare minimum, getting a practical degree being the average condition.

Overall, I think the multigeneral culture is very practical and is why I think ethnic Vietnamese enclaves thrive in the US.