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witty, somehow ([personal profile] naanima) wrote2005-08-29 07:45 am
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cultural stuff

Just when I think I understand all the cultural intricacies (or at least instinctively know them) of the western world I'm shot down by a small cultural phenomenon. I did not know that most Australian parents (is this true for the Americans too?) do not tell their children about how much they earn, or how much money they pay for bills. This is a complete incomprehensible act to me. And once again I realise what my first year psych lecturer said was true. Don't ever assume that you think you know everything.

Hmm. I’m hungry.

[identity profile] naanima.livejournal.com 2005-08-29 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't even need to ask -_-;; Mum use to tell me how much she made and how much she was spending to pay bills and food, and later on dad did the same thing. And when I told them that a lots of Australians didn't know how much their parents earned, my parents gave me this blank look. They just assumed all parents told their children how much they earned and how much they needed to pay for bills, so to teach them how to budget and stuff.

Mind you, I'm from Main-land China, I have no idea if the South East Asian Parents tell their children or not.