http://www.thefinancejourney.com/personal-finance/would-you-give-your-parents-money/ The financial journey of a 20 something computer analyst living in upstate New York. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:32:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.thefinancejourney.com/personal-finance/would-you-give-your-parents-money/comment-page-1/#comment-43167 AE Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:26:53 +0000 http://www.thefinancejourney.com/personal-finance/would-you-give-your-parents-money/#comment-43167 As a caucasian woman raised in America, I was surprised to hear of this custom of filial piety. I'd first heard of it several months after my marriage to a man of asian decent, as his parents expected him to begin monthly payments, and he felt he'd be a bad son if he did not provide this. I think this is definately a difference in culture that should be discussed prior to marriage. It's certainly a difficult thing for me to understand. In my culture we believe in helping out extended family when in trouble, but not just providing money for them because it's filial. Especially when they, too, live in America where we have social security. As a caucasian woman raised in America, I was surprised to hear of this custom of filial piety. I’d first heard of it several months after my marriage to a man of asian decent, as his parents expected him to begin monthly payments, and he felt he’d be a bad son if he did not provide this.
I think this is definately a difference in culture that should be discussed prior to marriage. It’s certainly a difficult thing for me to understand. In my culture we believe in helping out extended family when in trouble, but not just providing money for them because it’s filial. Especially when they, too, live in America where we have social security.

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