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Family affairs in different nations

In different countries the traditions of creation families and bringing up children are quite different. In Russia for example we used to get married in the age of 20-25, and it’s normal. For Europeans the appropriate age of getting married is 30-35. And I believe this fact influenced on people and their future life. When you are 20 and you are in love it is easy to make up a decision to share your life with your beloved, it seems not so difficult to burn two or three children and still filling yourself young, happy and free. When you are 30 the situation is not the same. You feel yourself self-confident, calm, you are sure about your future and it’s so difficult to share your space with somebody else, and not only space, but you are to think about somebody’s interests…It’s really hard to break your useful way of life…Children now seem to be something that will be always disturbing you. And by the way you should earn enough to keep them. All these facts speak against marriage. People prefer not to get married, but live free and independent.

It’s not easy for me to speak about differences of bringing up children, because I’ve never saw it, but I suppose European and American children feel more freedom. It is forbidden to “break their rights” and for example to make them eat soup instead of chocolate. In some countries teachers can’t give a bad mark to a student, because he may be suspected in unfair attitude to him or her. Families are nuclear – only parents and their children, it means that the relations between generations are not very sensitive and warm. They exist like relatives not like a family.

In Russia the authority of parents is obvious. Grannies and Daddies are involved in the process of bringing up children and they are always ready to help and support. For me such relations are priceless. I don’t want to be free from family and from obligations; I want to be a part of it. This is the only way for me to be happy.

Studying abroad

Nowadays, there are many people continue their studies outside their country. Every year the number of students who wants to study abroad grow. I suppose, Germany and USA are the most favorite countries to study. In my opinion, studying abroad is a good choice but there are many advantages and disadvantages on it.

By moving to other country and leaving alone, we can gain more experience and also we can stand alone. However, we need a long time to adapt or we can get homesick. As far as I’m concerned, it’s not a problem for me to adopt to any situation.

The second one is, you have to communicate their language, so you definitely make you language skills better. For example, if you study in USA, you will be forced to speak English every time and everywhere. Hopefully, when you come back from USA, you can speak the language fluently.

The disadvantage may be a standard of living. The cost of living in other countries may be more expensive, so you’ll need to spend more money on it. One more problem is a mentality and sometimes religion. If you are in another country you consider to be a guest and you should follow their rules and traditions.