Women now make up the majority of the U.S. labor force

Re:Women now make up the majority of the U.S. labor force by asiachick on Friday January 10, 2020 @04:41PM (#22015889)

It's extremely American (not sure about other western countries) to judge people, especially men, who are living at home in a very negative light.

Old reference but the classic song "Scrubs" by TLC is is about not wanting to date a "scrub" and describes a "scrub" as "lives at home with your mama"

Conversely, in many Asian countries it's common to live at home until well into your 30s and 40s. In know families in most Asian countries where 3 generations live in the same house.

You can go through the dating sites in various countries here and see 30, 40, 50yr olds still living in their parents house. (it's a standard question on many Asian oriented dating sites) They may have studied abroad, or lived else where for a while but moved back in and no one blinks an eye. There's no or very little stigma unlike the USA.

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Re:Women now make up the majority of the U.S. labor force by syshum on Friday January 10, 2020 @06:45PM (#22016814)

It is a direct result of marketing by 3 Industries

Banks, Weddings, and Real Estate. Those 3 combined have made it the "American Dream" to buy a girl a fossilized carbon rock "worth" several times your monthly income, throw a big party at a cost exceeding most peoples yearly income, have 2.5 kids, and buy a home several times more than your yearly income

Anything less that massive debt and obtaining this "ideal" "American Dream" means your a loser

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