The parent is displaying typical American thinking, i.e., a family requires a suburban house with grass lawn and two cars to go anywhere.

There is so much ignorance about apartments in Australia as well. I moved in to one recently after living in the suburbs my whole life and knowing no one in an apartment. Basically everyone tried to tell me it was a horrible idea and it would be super noisy, annoying neighbors, "shoebox", etc.

I did it anyway and I can't believe how everything I was told was wrong. With the high quality construction and double glazed windows, I have never heard such a level of silence. I keep the windows open because its so quiet you would go insane. It was a month before I even worked out the neighboring apartment was even occupied when I saw them exit at the same time as me. I have never heard a single sound from them.

And the best part is how liberating it is to live without needing a car. I have just walked everywhere and only use the car to visit my parents but I will likely get rid of it soon and have them come here instead.

Two? More like one for each member age 16 and up. That's how it was in my family. I'm glad these days to live in a human scale city and car free.

> The parent is displaying typical American thinking

The parent has lived in a country house than decades in multiple apartments. The joy of having neighbors next wall, ceiling or floor. The lack of air conditioning if you're in a country where it's not usual and you have to fight to get the authorization to install it. The sound of cars, bars etc.