[Question] What are some of the things perfectly legal in your country, but can be viewed as culturally unacceptable by your people?

[u/naisihan]

I am originally from Philippines, and I noticed that although someone becomes 18 years of age and thus legally adult, many Filipino parents (not all, mind you) object to their children becoming independent and prevent their legally adult kids from doing many things. Some more conservative Filipino parents still think that one should only move out of home if the person is married.

Any examples in your country where something is legal but not culturally enforced or respected?

[u/SharkAttackOmNom]

USA here. Accessing social services for the exact reason they were made. 23% of our budget goes to social security. We all pay into it in our taxes, and it’s a large part no less. Most see it as a government pension that you can take starting age 62.

But if you become disabled, and cannot work, you can get financial support via social security. We all pay into it for this sort of safety net. Yet a lot of people get vilified for exercising this right. They’re called freeloaders, welfare queens, or my favorite, entitled. Guess what? they are entitled! Literally everyone is entitled to this support, we pay for it!

It’s all part of the cultural propaganda of hating on our peers because they’re getting something from “the man” that I’m not. A certain political party would convince me that they’re living off my tax dollars, in order to make me hate them.

No Mr politician, my tax dollars go to a safety net that my neighbor needs, and I may need it too one day.