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Charlotte_T Posted 19 years ago
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Parents in Western Countries

0 Are parents in western countries as open-minded as shown in movies? It's is always shown this way in movies. Parents allow children to date in the teenage years, but this is still unacceptable for most parents in Asia. Parents there will discuss with children, parents here will 'order' children to do as told. Is it true? Or are the movies just over praising them? 0-
  

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0yeah i agree 05000 its so in Turkey and im curious about it...02br
00any answer?010id1
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0 In Spain parents let their children go on a date, why shouldn't they?:) You are supposed to know what you are doing if you are a teenager, aren't you? 0-
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00well, you don't have to generalize (that is, to think that everyone behaves like in American movies), but...02br
00...generally speaking, what you see in movies is always true (except sci-fi movies). 050010id1
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0I must say that I've never told my parents about my teenage-dates, at least in my love life I'm very jealous of my privacy!02br
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00Anyway most of the parents here are open-minded, just a few are not0-
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0I hope Kooyeen was making a joke about the movies always being true...02br
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00Yes, most parents in the US will allow their children to date in their teens. Perhaps not one girl/one boy until the age of 16 or so, but befor that, in groups. Many families will discuss family decisions with children. My eight year old won't get to make a family decision, but I will listen to
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10I hope Kooyeen was making a joke about the movies always being true...12blockquote
10LOL, no, I meant that movies always reflect something that really exists, except science fiction movies. Obviously, you don't have to generalize. 02br
00For example, if you see a movie about ill
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In my opinion, I couldn’t emphasize that all western countries parents are similar to what is broadcasted on TV and movies. However, I used to watch American and European movies before and I could say that there are not certain restrictions or rules in most of these families; I mean they give full freedom to their children. Then, my doubts whether these movies and series of American families are r

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