We tend to generalize everything. We have this preconceived notions about everything.
what I see here in United states of America a bout the common people makes me feel that my ideas about them in general is wrong. They are very family oriented and very attached to their family. We have this notion that every other day they just divorce for the sake of divorcing the spouse. The divorce rate may be high but that is not the general rule. There are scores and scores of people who lead a life like us with their family.
I always used to think that americans, 'oh they just send their kids out of the home when they turn 18'. It was as if they just say 'come on you are 18 so please get out'. It is not so. There are many kids who do their college as day scholars and only if they go to the university which is in a different place, they stay in a dorm or take an apartment and they do come home for holidays and week ends! They do live an independent life and try to support themselves as much as possible.
I had this notion that here every body will be up till midnight partying. Actually Americans are the ones who are really early birds so to say. They get up very early and evening they finish their dinner or supper or what ever they call it by 6 p.m. ( 3 p.m. is evening for them and 8 p.m. is night and bedtime) Which ever place I have been I see them getting out of the house by 7. a.m. and come home at around 4.30 /5 p.m. Since they don't have the benefit of extended family one of the spouses come back from work around 4.30 to be home when the children arrive from school.
They have a great regard for family values and give importance to family.
There will be always exceptions to rule and one should never generalize.
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More that you travel and not only that live in different places and observe and think about what you see that these notions get wiped out.And you have had more than a fair share of the same.All generalisations are false; including this one! is a wellworn saying..
My friend from the US was telling me recently that American couples consciously decide about either having children, or not having them and if yes, how many. Hence while there are several couples who decide not to raise a family, there are many that she knows who have 7 or 8 kids too. It harks back to the previous generation in our families or the one previous to that.
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