Thursday, May 3, 2001
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 5
Independence customs differ
Some international students used to living with parents
By Michelle Ward
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Swati Chintalapati had never written a check before she came to the United States because she didn't need to. The India native lived with her parents who took care of bills and other necessi-
other necessi ties
She went to school, made good marks and enjoyed spending her monthly pocket money.
The Bombay, India, sophomore is one of many international students
whose native country believes young people should live at home until marriage. American students usually gain their independence at 18 when they move out of the house and begin attending college away from home.
Many international students attend universities in their hometowns. They often live with their parents for both cultural and economic reasons.
Although Chintalapati has enjoyed both living by herself and with her family, she said she was held accountable for her expenses in America. She had to pay the rent, utilities and take care of her visa status.
"You are responsible for everything," she said. "At home, my parents took care of things. I have enjoyed it both ways."
Chintalapati has never heard of young people in Bombay moving out of their parents' house to get an apartment, because renting was quite expensive in Bombay. But the social stigma probably prevented more peo-
"People are becoming more liberal. They want their independence."
Ramiro Moreno
Asuncion, Paraguay junior
people from moving out than economics. She said people would talk and speculate what had caused the young person to move out of his parents' home.
Ramiro Moreno, Asunción, Paraguay, junior, agreed both economics and culture played a part in many people's decisions to stay at home. He lived at home until he was 24 and originally chose to stay in his hometown and attend the university there. He said it allowed him the freedom to focus on school instead of paying the bills.
"it's not a rule, and it's been changing the last few years," Moreno said.
"People are becoming more liberal. They are wanting their independence."
He said if he had a well-paying job, he would have thought about moving out earlier. Although economics did play a role, he said he liked staying at home because his parents provided him with support, which made life easier. They took care of the bills, and the maids took care of the other nagging necessities.
"I think it's good to stay," he said. "You are so young. You need your parents' advice."
While children in most countries live with their families until marriage, it is much different in America. Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle, director of the freshman-sophomore advising center, has spent the last two decades working with colleges students, and said going to college and leaving home was a rite of passage for young people. —Filled by the Author Corday
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