As Asians go, there's a prevalent culture of the kids staying together even when reaching adulthood. Expectations is on the kids to take care of the parents when they are old. For western society (afaik), the norm is that they have to move out once they reached a certain age. And thus, the parents' financial obligations more or less ceases, since the children themselves are old enough to stay on their own. But in some rare and yet unexpected cases, the Asian parents actually encourages/actively get their kids to go out to the world to know it better.
After staying in Bangkok for a relatively short (2 weeks in total?) while, getting to know, hear from some of the Thai people and a whole lot of walking later (not exactly willing to let the taxi drivers 'chop' me, furthest walk is ard 5km after midnight). It's somewhat of a realization that Thailand is a big, yet somewhat poor country, although the citizens are very studious (although some turned bad?) in their work. The usual norm for tourist in the country tend to stay within the touristy areas (usual shopping malls, cafés, tour routes, what's nots). Otherwise, there's not much reasons for them to go also? The conditions for kids to grow in and play in ain't the most cleanest. But the parents take their parenting responsibility seriously. They are very rich in culture, their beliefs and amidst it all (the suspicion of foreigners, crime, loss of Thai identity), they are still quite happy and contented with what they have. And I guess, for the older generation people(same as Singapore), it will be all that they will ever know in their lifetime?
There are better/worse things out there in this beautiful yet ugly world. I know there wouldn't be a perfect place out there, but the refusal to even attempt to look for it, gives me pause in what essentially was the basis of being human (the curiosity of finding out and the means to make things happen). Or maybe it's just unrealistic expectations on my part?
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