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Originally posted by Taualumna
I think in places like Vancouver and Toronto, you have lots of "kids" who are first generation Canadians. In more traditional cultures, one usually lives at home until marriage. Since people in cities marry later in life, they're going to live at home longer!
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I think cultural differences probably do play a part in why kids are living at home longer. I really do agree with bcdphie that the cost of living in cities like Vancouver and Toronto make it extremly hard for them to live on their own.
I'll admit, I'm currently living at home with my parents. I am in school full time (graduating in April), and I'm 25. There was no way in hell that I could afford to pay for school and live in Toronto on my own. It's just too expensive here.
Now I have a job starting in may and with any luck I should be able to move out in the fall. However, I'll be moving in with my boyfriend because on the salary I'll be making it would be too much of a stuggle to do it on my own.
Granted, there are people that are living on minimum wage here and are mananging to put a roof over their head and food in their stomachs, but I would venture to guess that most of them are doing with the help of some kind of social assistance, whether it be that they are living in Ontario Housing or using the food bank to get food. But it's not much of a life. Even students in this city have to use the food bank because they can't always afford to feed themselves.